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STANFORD, Calif. -- Winning seven of 10 bouts, the Air Force wrestling team earned a 24-12 victory over host Stanford on Friday evening to improve to 6-1 on the season. The Cardinal captured a decision in the 125-pound match, but sophomore Dylan Hyder (Yelm, Wash.) put Air Force on the board with a 6-0 decision at 133 pounds. Carter McElhany (So., Colorado Springs, Colo.) followed with a 7-1 decision at 141 pounds, senior Logan Burch (Colorado Springs, Colo.) earned a 12-1 major decision in the 149-pound bout, and Josh Kreimier (Jr., Fort Collins, Colo.) added a 11-4 decision at 157 pounds to give the Falcons a 13-3 lead in the team scoring. While Stanford was able to get back on the scoreboard by winning a decision at 165 pounds, the Falcons earned three more victories, including back-to-back major decisions by Dan Barringer (Jr., Monument, Colo.) and Devin Hightower (Jr., Colorado Springs, Colo.) at 174 and 184 pounds, respectively. Senior Josh Mohr (Pewaukee, Wis.) gave Air Force its final individual win of the match with a decision at 197 pounds before a Cardinal fall in the heavyweight bout brought the team score to 24-12. Air Force also competed against Menlo College on Friday evening. Results from that dual are currently unavailable. Results: 125: Evan Silver (SU) dec. Mitch Brown, 6-3 133: Dylan Hyder (AF) dec. Alex Manley, 6-0 141: Carter McElhany (AF) dec. Peter Russo, 7-1 149: Logan Burch (AF) maj. dec. Colton Dempsey, 12-1 157: Josh Kreimier (AF) dec. Kyle Meyer, 11-4 165: Bret Baumbach (SU) dec. Jesse Stafford, 3-0 174: Dan Barringer (AF) maj. dec. Thomas Kimbrell, 10-2 184: Devin Hightower (AF) maj. dec. Alan Yen, 10-2 197: Josh Mohr (AF) dec. Michael Sojka, 10-4 285: Dan Scherer (SU) fall Bentley Alsup, 5:34

ANN ARBOR -- Just over a month ago at the Tim Horn Duals, Detroit Catholic Central pulled off a 33-31 upset victory over St. Johns, as the teams split matches and the Shamrocks won the bonus point battle. However, in the interim, the Redwings have shifted most of their middle-weights down a class, enabling defending state champion Brant Schafer to fit into the lineup. It also more than closed one of what were three relative holes in the lower weight portion of the lineup. It was that lineup shift, and the earlier than expected return of Ben Whitford from the injury that precluded him from last Saturday's DCC Super Duals, which enabled St. Johns to win the dual earlier this afternoon at Cliff Keen Arena on the campus of the University of Michigan. The following weight classes had differing outcomes in comparison to the dual meet last month: 125: Zac Hall (St. Johns) dropped down from his 130 win in last month's match to earn a pin against Evan Toth, while in the December dual meet, Evan Toth had a win by fall. NET: St. Johns +12 135: Instead of a forfeit, as Ken Bade (Detroit Catholic Central) was injured earlier in the day, the Shamrocks won by a decision this time around, Myles Amine over Mark Bozzo. NET: Detroit Catholic Central +9 140: Logan Massa only won by decision this time against Malik Amine, while last time it was a disqualification. NET: St. Johns -3 145: Josh Pennell (St. Johns) dropped down from the 152 match of last month to earn an 11-2 major decision victory over Chris Naubert. Last month, Naubert upended Bozzo 5-1. NET: St. Johns +7 189: Payne Hayden (St. Johns) won by decision this time, 11-5, while last time he beat Nick Giese 12-4. NET: ST. Johns -1 215 and 285: Detroit Catholic Central had falls from Jay Peterson and Robert Coe in December, while this time around they both were held to just decisions. NET: Detroit Catholic Central -6 103: Zach Prater (Detroit Catholic Central) won by fall in December, this time it was only a major decision. NET: Detroit Catholic Central -2 No. 8 St. Johns, Mich. 31 No. 14 Detroit Catholic Central, Mich. 22 119: Trevor Zdebski (DCC) pin Derek Droste, third period 125: No. 5 Zac Hall (SJ) pin Evan Toth, third period 130: No. 6 Jacob Schmitt (SJ) decision No. 13 (at 126) Ken Bade, 11-5 135: Myles Amine (DCC) decision Mark Bozzo, 4-2 140: No. 7 Logan Massa (SJ) decision Malik Amine, 12-6 145: Josh Pennell (SJ) major decision Chris Naubert, 11-2 152: Brant Schafer (SJ) decision Mike Babicz, 4-0 160: No. 1 (at 145) Ben Whitford (SJ) decision Logan Marcicki, 12-6 171: No. 18 Andrew Garcia (DCC) decision Angus Arthur, 2-1 189: No. 11 Payne Hayden (SJ) decision Nick Giese, 11-5 215: Jay Peterson (DCC) decision Blake Cooper, 3-0 285: Robert Coe (DCC) decision Ben Proctor, 6-0 103: Ian Parker (SJ) pins Tommy Herrmann, second period 112: Zach Prater (DCC) major decision Dillon Cornell, 13-1

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - The University of Northern Iowa wrestling team knocked off #13 Oklahoma 18-15 with some inspiration from the only Olympic champion in UNI's history. UNI remains undefeated at home for the season and against Oklahoma. The Sooners hadn't been to the West Gym since 1950. In 1988, the Panthers took its final win in the series from the Sooners, who won the next three matchups on the road. That streak ended with tonight's win. "We keep preaching to our guys about effort," said head coach Doug Schwab. "If you keep working hard and hustling, good things will happen. It was definitely a team effort tonight." For the second time in as many weeks, the dual's fate came down to the final match, and UNI prevailed when heavyweight Blayne Beale got a last-second takedown to beat the Sooners' Keldrick Hall and secure a team victory. After a scoreless first period, Hall led the match 1-0 heading into the second period. Beale got an escape early in the third period and finished it with a takedown with just two seconds left on the clock. The Panthers started the meet by dedicating the competition mat to Bill Smith, a former UNI wrestler. Smith is the United States' oldest Olympic wrestling gold medalist, capturing the gold medal in the 160.5-pound weight class at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, Finland. The Panthers got off to a slow start, but once David Bonin got a win at 157 pounds, the team was nearly unstoppable. Bonin took his match into double overtime to get the Panthers on the board, 3-12. "We got behind, and guys responded," said Schwab. Jarrett Jensen lost to #4 Patrick "Bubby" Graham by decision in the 165-pound weight class, but momentum quickly returned to UNI's favor. The Panthers refused to give up any bonus points and got a couple of its own in the 174-pound match. After earning stalling points, Cody Caldwell was awarded a medical forfeit over Matt Reed to pull the Panthers within six points of Oklahoma. "He kept making that guy work, and he got him to the point that he couldn't even return to the match," said Schwab. From there, UNI took every match away from Oklahoma. Ryan Loder, who has given up just nine points all season to opponents added another decision to career wins at 184 pounds. "I know he's not happy that he got any bonus points," said Schwab. "He sets out to get bonus points every time." Loder has now outscored his opponents 81-9. Blaize Cabell just entered the dual lineup for the Panthers last weekend and got his first win in that spot against Brad Johnson. Cabell was down heading into the third period but earned enough points to get the one-point decision over Johnson, who had accumulated riding time. "That was a huge comeback for him," said Schwab. "I haven't seen a match like that for him in the last two years. So that is a huge confidence booster." Oklahoma entered the dual with four guys ranked. Joey Lazor, ranked 15th, faced the top wrestler in the nation at 141 pounds. Kendric Maple was the eventual winner, but Lazor kept it close, only losing by three points. "It's hard to come back when you get down as far as he did," said Schwab. "But that should have built some confidence for Lazor that he is not that far from the top guy in the nation." At one point, Lazor was down four points. "I like how he competed. I don't think he conceded anything to that guy. I think he got stronger as the match went on, and he realized he could ride him," said Schwab. The win came in front of UNI's largest crowd this season. "The atmosphere was awesome. The crowd was incredible. It makes a difference for our guys," said Schwab. "You could see the other team was uncomfortable with the crowd on top of them." UNI hits the road to take on Southern Illinois-Edwardsville and Northwestern Sunday at noon and 2 p.m. The Panthers will return home Jan. 27 to close out their home season. Results: 125: Kyle Garcia (OU) dec. Ryan Jauch (UNI), 3-2 133: #10 Cody Brewer (OU) dec. #12 Levi Wolfensperger (UNI), 13-9 141: #1 Kendric Maple (OU) dec. #15 Joey Lazor (UNI), 6-3 149: #10 Nick Lester (OU) dec. Bart Reiter (UNI), 6-0 157: David Bonin (UNI) dec. #14 Matt Lester, 5-3 SV2 165: #4 Bubby Graham (OU) dec. Jarrett Jensen (UNI), 9-4 174: Cody Caldwell (UNI) Matt Reed (OU) MFF 184: #6 Ryan Loder (UNI) dec. Nolan McBryde (OU), 9-2 197: Blaize Cabell (UNI) dec. Brad Johnson (OU), 10-9 285: Blayne Beale (UNI) dec. (OU) Keldrick Hall (OU), 3-1

KENT, Ohio -- Kent State continued to roll through Mid-American Conference competition Friday night with a 26-11 victory over rival Ohio at the M.A.C. Center. A second period pin by fifth-year senior Dustin Kilgore (Berea, Ohio) gave the Golden Flashes their first lead (9-3), which they kept throughout the dual. "I thought our guys wrestled hard and were the more aggressive team," Head Coach Jim Andrassy said. "Our young guys are learning to win and our older guys are doing what we expect them to do." Kilgore's win came on the heels of a 6-0 shutout by senior Casey Newburg (Union, Ohio). Newburg used a third period takedown and tilt to secure his victory, while Kilgore (28-0) gradually wore down Ohio's Phil Wellington. Kilgore now has 12 pins on the year including one in each of his last six dual meets. He ran his winning streak to 47 and dual meet winning streak to 57. Senior Stevie Mitcheff (Lortain, Ohio) turned Tyler Heminger twice in each period, cruising to a 21-3 tech fall. Freshman Mack McGuire (Upper St. Clair, Pa.) appeared to be in control of his 133-pound bout, before giving up a four-point move in the third period. McGuire stayed aggressive late in the third and into overtime as he finished off a shot for a 9-7 victory. Two matches later, the Flashes found themselves in another nail-biter at 149. Redshirt freshman Nick Carr (South Fayette, Pa.) trailed 6-2 after the first period and 7-5 late in the third before a takedown with under 10 seconds to go also helped secure 1:06 of riding time and an 8-7 win. "I just had to focus on scoring points," Carr said. "I felt like I should have never been in that position, but I've got learn from my mistakes." Senior Tommy Sasfy (Reynoldsburg, Ohio) countered a Sparty Chino shot for a key takedown in the first period and hung on for a 5-2 victory. Sasfy had escapes in the second and third periods and 1:20 of riding time. "I thought Tommy was more physical and controlled his match the whole time," Andrassy said. "Overall he did a really good job tonight." Sophomore Caleb Marsh (Marysville, Ohio) closed the night out with a 2-1 victory over Harrison Hightower. Marsh, Mitcheff, Carr, Kilgore and Newburg all improved to 2-0 in MAC duals as did Kent State as team, winning its seventh straight conference dual. The Golden Flashes (5-3, 2-0 MAC) look to continue their home success Sunday, hosting Clarion at 2 p.m. Results: 125 Steve Mitcheff (KSU) won by tech fall over Tyler Heminger (Ohio) 6:43 21-3 133 Mackenzie McGuire (KSU) won in sudden victory 1 over Joseph Munos (Ohio) 9-7 141 Kagan Squire (Ohio) won by tech fall over Lukas Kern (KSU) 15-0 149 Nicholas Carr (KSU) won by decision over Andrew Romanchik (Ohio) 8-7 157 Tommy Sasfy (KSU) won by decision over Spartak Chino (Ohio) 5-2 165 Caleb Marsh (KSU) won by decision over Harrison Hightower (Ohio) 2-1 174 Cody Walters (Ohio) won by decision over Sam Wheeler (KSU) 8-2 184 Casey Newburg (KSU) won by decision over Ryan Garringer (Ohio) 6-0 197 Dustin Kilgore (KSU) won by pin over Phillip Wellington (Ohio) 4:42 285 Jeremy Johnson (Ohio) won by decision over Keith Witt (KSU) 2-0

STILLWATER -- The No. 2 Oklahoma State wrestling team remains undefeated after putting up bonus points in five of the night’s bouts, beating West Virginia, 36-3. The team as a whole combined for over 15 minutes of riding time, which made the difference in a few key matches. "Overall, we gave a good effort," coach John Smith said. "We had riding time points in a lot of our matches, which we're trying to work on more. It's important." The Cowboys (9-0) picked up wins in nine of the ten matches, giving up a decision at 141. Eddie Klimara began the night at 125 pounds, recording his first dual win since mid-December. With the score tied at 2-2 to begin the third period, Klimara rode WVU’s Shane Young for the full period, earning a point for riding time to defeat Young, 3-2. "It was huge," Klimara said. "I really hadn't been winning, and that was a tough kid. It was good to go out there and get that win for us. It started us off and got everyone motivated." Tyler Dorrell started at 133 pounds for the Cowboys and picked up his first dual win of the season. In a close battle, Dorrell scored a takedown with one second left in the match to edge WVU’s Colin Johnston, 7-6, and put the Cowboys up 6-0. Jordan Oliver was only on the mat a short time as he pinned Tre Miller-Scott in 1:19, earning the first of many bonus points for the team. Redshirt freshman Alex Dieringer put up four points for OSU with his 11-2 major decision, which came with three takedowns, a nearfall, an escape and four minutes of riding time. Tyler Caldwell’s riding time (1:08) gave him the point needed to earn a 10-2 major decision over Ross Renzi at 165 pounds. Chris Perry, ranked No. 1 in the nation, collected three takedowns en route to an 8-2 decision, while 184-pounder Chris Chionuma racked up six takedowns to defeat Lance Bryson, 17-4. At 197 pounds, fifth-ranked Blake Rosholt had a solid performance as he added 1:55 riding time to his takedown and two escapes, defeating A.J. Vizcarrondo, 4-1. Heavyweight Alan Gelogaev earned the final six points for the Cowboys, pinning Phil Mandzik in just 55 seconds. The fall was Gelogaev’s third of the season. The Cowboys have a quick turnaround as they will take on No. 17 Pittsburgh on Sunday at 4 p.m. in Gallagher-Iba Arena. Results: 125: Eddie Klimara (OSU) dec. Shane Young (WVU), 3-2 133: Tyler Dorrell (OSU) dec. Colin Johnston (WVU), 7-6 141: No. 14 Nathan Pennesi (WVU) dec. Julian Feikert (OSU), 6-0 149: No. 1 Jordan Oliver (OSU) fall Tre Miller-Scott (WVU), 1:19 157: No. 9 Alex Dieringer (OSU) MD Jason Luster (WVU), 11-2 165: No. 3 Tyler Caldwell (OSU) MD Ross Renzi (WVU), 10-2 174: No. 1 Chris Perry (OSU) dec. Bubba Scheffel (WVU), 8-2 184: No. 10 Chris Chionuma (OSU) MD Lance Bryson (WVU), 17-4 197: No. 5 Blake Rosholt (OSU) dec. A.J. Vizcarrondo (WVU), 4-1 285: No. 3 Alan Gelogaev (OSU) fall Phil Mandzik (WVU), 0:55

LINCOLN, Neb. -- All five of No. 14 Nebraska's nationally ranked wrestlers won their matches on Friday night to lead the Huskers to an 18-15 upset of No. 5 Illinois at the NU Coliseum. The Huskers improve to 9-3 on the season by earning their third consecutive victory over a ranked conference opponent. Nebraska also took down No. 11 Michigan and No. 18 Northwestern on the road last weekend. The Fighting Illini suffer their first loss of the season after opening with five straight wins. Junior Shawn Nagel (133) opened the dual with a back-and-forth battle against No. 11 Daryl Thomas of Illinois. Nagel, however, couldn't keep his momentum going from last weekend's success as he fell by a 10-8 decision. With the loss, he drops to 12-10 on the season and 6-6 in duals. The Huskers won the next three matches by decision to build an early 9-3 lead against the Illini. No. 19 Ridge Kiley (141) earned the first win by a 4-0 margin over Logan Arlis. The senior from Eagle Grove, Iowa moves to 12-6 on the season and 7-2 in dual competition. At 149 pounds, No. 12 Jake Sueflohn won an 8-1 decision over Illinois' Caleb Ervin. The victory marked the sophomore's 16th of the season as he goes to 7-2 in duals. Fellow sophomore James Green continued the NU momentum with his 9-4 decision over Matt Nora. Green, who is the No. 4 wrestler in the country at 157 pounds, improves to 8-0 in duals and 15-2 overall. He is 3-0 since returning from injury. Senior Tyler Koehn earned the start at 165 pounds for the second time this season in duals. He lost a 10-4 decision to No. 8 Conrad Polz to cut the NU lead to 9-6. Koehn falls to 4-2 on the season and 1-1 in duals. No. 4 Robert Kokesh (174) and No. 8 Josh Ihnen (184) responded with wins in the next two weight classes to give the Huskers a 15-6 lead. Kokesh, a sophomore, won an 8-3 decision over No. 8 Jordan Blanton. The victory marks Kokesh's 20th straight of the season as he improves to 25-1 overall and 11-1 in duals. He also earned his sixth consecutive victory over a ranked opponent as he improves to 10-1 against ranked foes in 2012-13. Ihnen, a senior, battled in a back-and-forth match against No. 18 Tony Dallago. Ihnen trailed 4-3 in the third period before a technical violation by Dallago followed by an escape that secured a 5-4 win. Ihnen earned his 91st collegiate victory on Friday night as he improves to 18-2 and 10-2 in duals. At 197 pounds, the Illini bounced back as No. 11 Mario Gonzalez took down Nebraska's Caleb Kolb in a 4-3 decision. The match cut the Husker lead to 15-9 with two matches to go. Kolb trailed 3-0 in the first period, but a takedown in the second period and an escape in the third period kept him in the match before Gonzalez held on. Kolb drops to 9-13 on the season and 4-8 in duals. Sophomore Spencer Johnson made his third appearance of the season at heavyweight following a 1-1 weekend against the Wolverines and Wildcats. The crowd of 1,365 roared as Johnson defeated Illinois' Chris Lopez, 3-1, to give the Huskers an 18-9 advantage heading into the final match. At 125 pounds, freshman Eric Coufal was pinned by No. 5 Jesse Delgado of Illinois in 6:55, but it wasn't enough as Nebraska held on for an 18-15 victory. The Huskers return to action on Sunday, Jan. 27 as they travel to University Park, Pa. to face No. 1 Penn State. The dual starts at 1 p.m. and will be available Big Ten Digital Network. The next home match for Nebraska is on Friday, Feb. 1 against Michigan State at the NU Coliseum. That match will also be on BTDN and is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. Results: 133: #11 Daryl Thomas (ILL) by dec. over Shawn Nagel (NEB), 10-8 (ILL 3, NEB 0) 141: #19 Ridge Kiley (NEB) by dec. over Logan Arlis (ILL), 4-0 (ILL 3, NEB 3) 149: #12 Jake Sueflohn (NEB) by dec. over Caleb Ervin (ILL), 8-1 (NEB 6, ILL 3) 157: #4 James Green (NEB) by dec. over Matt Nora (ILL), 9-4 (NEB 9, ILL 3) 165: #8 Conrad Polz (ILL) by dec. over Tyler Koehn (NEB), 10-4 (NEB 9, ILL 6) 174: #4 Robert Kokesh (NEB) by dec. over #8 Jordan Blanton (ILL), 8-3 (NEB 12, ILL 6) 184: #8 Josh Ihnen (NEB) by dec. over #18 Tony Dallago (ILL), 5-4 (NEB 15, ILL 6) 197: #11 Mario Gonzalez (ILL) by dec. over Caleb Kolb (NEB), 4-3 (NEB 15, ILL 9) HWT: Spencer Johnson (NEB) by dec. over Chris Lopez (ILL), 3-1 (NEB 18, ILL 9) 125: #5 Jesse Delgado (ILL) by fall over Eric Coufal (NEB), 6:55 (NEB 18, ILL 15) Notes: -Nebraska earned its first win over a top five opponent since Jan. 20, 2008 when the Huskers took down No. 2 Oklahoma State, 22-13. -Nebraska tied the all-time series with Illinois, 3-3-0. The Huskers won the previous meeting between the two, 20-17, on Jan. 11, 2003. -Head Coach Mark Manning is four wins shy of the 200th of his career as he won his 196th on Friday night. Manning is 173-68-3 at Nebraska. -Sophomore Robert Kokesh picked up his 20th consecutive victory of the season and his 25th overall. His last loss came on Nov. 16 against No. 5 Logan Storley of Minnesota. -Senior Josh Ihnen earned the 91st victory of his Husker career on Friday night and his 18th of the season.

DALTON, Ga. -- The top seven seeds all advanced to the quarterfinals at the NCWA National Duals, setting up the most anticipated day of wrestling in the event’s five-year history. Nine of the NCWA’s top 10 teams in the latest coaches’ rankings are in attendance at the Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center, with eight of them in Saturday’s quarterfinals. Top-seed Maryland-Baltimore County cruised through three matches against Cincinnati, Georgia and Auburn, never giving up more than two matches in any dual, and will face 10th-seeded Marion Military Institute (Ala.) in an 11 a.m. quarterfinal Saturday. MMI lost to The Apprentice School (Va.) in the opening round, but rebounded to beat seventh-seeded Mercer in round four to also reach the quarterfinals. The No. 2 seed, Lindenwood-St. Charles did not yield a match in a dominating run Friday topping South Florida, Auburn and Georgia. The Lions will face No. 7 seed Apprentice on Saturday. In a match between long-time NCWA programs, third-seeded Central Florida will take on No. 6 Grand Valley State. Central Florida is the only program to reach the National Duals finals twice in its four-year history, and Grand Valley State won the initial Duals in 2009. Liberty University, the defending Duals champion and competing in its second year in the NCWA, advanced through three matches as the fourth seed, and faces fifth-seed Lindenwood-Belleville in the quarterfinals. Lindenwood-Belleville survived a scare from Massachusetts Institute of Technology before clinching the match late in a 32-23 win in the third round. The tournament continues through the championship finals at 5 p.m. The NCWA is also hosting a high school division again, as Auburn (Ala.), Fort Campbell (Ky.), Wayne County (Monticello, Ky.) and Pigeon Forge (Tenn.) will wrestle a round-robin tournament alongside the colleges beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday. Here are the results from today’s action: Round 4 Results UMBC 52, Auburn 6 Marion Military 25, Mercer 18 Lindenwood-Belleville 47, Georgia Southern 9 Liberty 48, East Tennessee State 9 Central Florida 60, Tennessee Temple 6 Grand Valley State 41, MIT 7 Apprentice 23, Middle Tennessee 21 Lindenwood-St. Charles 54, Georgia 0. Round 3 Results UMBC 47, Georgia 9 (9) Mercer 32, (8) Middle Tennessee 8 (5) Lindenwood-Belleville 32, (12) Mass. Inst. of Technology 23 Liberty 58, Tennessee Temple 3 Central Florida 59, East Tennessee State 0 (6) Grand Valley State 45, (11) Georgia Southern 16 (7) Apprentice 24, (10) Marion Military Inst. 22 Lindenwood-St. Charles 64, Auburn 0 Round 2 Results (1) UMBC 45, Cincinnati 9 (4) Liberty 56, North Florida 0 (3) Central Florida 54, South Carolina 4 (2) Lindenwood-St. Charles 61, South Florida 0 Round 1 Results (16) Georgia 28, (17) Cincinnati 27 (20) Tennessee Temple 24, (13) North Florida 21 (14) East Tennessee State 42, (19) South Carolina 21 (15) Auburn 24, (18) South Florida 18 SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE Consolation Rounds at 9 a.m. Auburn vs. Mercer Georgia Southern vs. East Tennessee State Tennessee Temple vs. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Middle Tennessee vs. Georgia Cincinnati vs. North Florida South Carolina vs. South Florida Championship Quarterfinals at 11 a.m. (1) UMBC vs. (10) Marion Military (4) Liberty vs. (5) Lindenwood-Belleville (3) Central Florida vs. (6) Grand Valley State (2) Lindenwood-St. Charles vs. (7) Apprentice Championship Final at 5 p.m., along with placing rounds

PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- For the first time since 1950, the Rutgers wrestling team downed Lehigh in a thrilling 17-16 victory in the RAC on Friday night. Down 16-14 heading into the heavyweight bout, freshman Billy Smith (Wantage, N.J.) notched a crucial decision to give the Scarlet Knights the win over the Mountain Hawks, who were ranked No. 14 in the most recent InterMat rankings. The victory for was the first for Rutgers (11-2, 4-0 EIWA) over Lehigh since the squad picked up a 16-11 decision over the Mountain Hawks on Feb. 22, 1950 and the second win against Lehigh in the program’s history. Lehigh (5-5, 2-3 EIWA) had won the previous 38 matchups in the series. It also marked the first time sixth-year head coach Scott Goodale beat the Mountain Hawks in his career. Senior 125-pounder Joe Langel (Howell, N.J.) and sophomore 165-pounder Nick Visicaro (Long Branch, N.J.) each picked up bonus-point victories, while senior 174-pounder Greg Zannetti (Edision, N.J.), ranked No. 13, tallied a decision over No. 12 Nathaniel Brown of Lehigh. The match started at 125 pounds, and Langel put the Scarlet Knights up 4-0 with the 11-1 major decision over Alex Abreu. Rutgers would take a 7-0 lead after junior Vincent Dellefave (Toms River, N.J.) earned a hard-fought 3-2 decision over Mountain Hawk Randy Cruz. After Lehigh took a 10-7 lead following No. 3 Joey Napoli picking up a major decision at 157-pounds, Visicaro brought the Scarlet Knights back with a 17-6 major decision over the Mountain Hawks’ Ben Haas. The highlight of the night came in a ranked-on-ranked bout between No. 16 Zannetti and No. 10 Brown at 174 pounds. The match went back-and-forth and was tied at 3-3 after Brown got called for stalling with 52 seconds remaining in the third period. With 11 seconds left on the clock. Zannetti picked up a vital takedown to earn the 5-3 decision, giving Rutgers a 14-10 lead. In the 184-pound bout, senior Dan Rinaldi (Lodi, N.J.), ranked No. 13, wrestled No. 3 Robert Hamlin of Lehigh to a tightly contested match, but fell by decision, 4-2. Following a loss for the Scarlet Knights by decision at 197, Rutgers was down 16-14 heading to the deciding heavyweight bout. Smith came out on a roll, earning a takedown in the first period to take a 2-0 lead over Mountain Hawk Jack Delia. In the second period, the freshman tallied three points with an escape and a takedown to go up 5-0 and wouldn’t look back. Smith held the third period scoreless and earned one point with a 2:08 riding time advantage to seal the victory for the Scarlet Knights. Rutgers is back in action on the road, taking on Harvard on Sunday, Jan. 20 in Cambridge, Mass., at 1 p.m. before traveling to Providence, R.I., to face Brown at 6:30 p.m. on the same day. Both matches are EIWA contests. Follow Rutgers Athletics on Facebook (www.facebook.com/RutgersAthletics) and Twitter (@RUAthletics) for all of the latest news and updates. For specific updates regarding Rutgers wrestling, follow the program on Twitter (@RUWrestling). Fans can receive timely information, including special offers and giveaways throughout the year on our social media outlets along with www.ScarletKnights.com. Results: 125: Joe Langel (RU) major dec. Alex Abreu (Lehigh), 11-1 133: Vincent Dellefave (RU) dec. Randy Cruz (Lehigh), 3-2 141: Laike Gardner (Lehigh) dec. Trevor Melde (RU), 5-3 149: Shane Welsh (Lehigh) dec. Ken Theobold (RU), 5-1 157: No. 4 Joey Napoli (Lehigh) major dec. No. 17 Scott Winston (RU), 9-1 165: Nick Visicaro (RU) major dec. Ben Haas (Lehigh), 17-6 174: No. 16 Greg Zannetti (RU) dec. No. 10 Nathaniel Brown (Lehigh), 5-3 184: No. 3 Robert Hamlin (Lehigh) dec. No. 13 Dan Rinaldi (RU), 4-2 197: John Bolich (Lehigh) dec. Dan Seidenberg (RU), 4-2 HWT: Billy Smith (RU) dec. Jack Delia (Lehigh), 6-0

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The fourth-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team downed No. 18 Michigan, 33-10, tonight inside Cliff Keen Arena. The Hawkeyes won three of four matches against ranked individuals and owned a 33-2 takedown advantage against the Wolverines. The win improves Iowa's record to 13-1 overall and 3-0 in the Big Ten. "I like bonus points," said head coach Tom Brands. "We need to keep it going in some places and create separation in others." Top-ranked Matt McDonough (125), No. 6 Mike Evans (174) and Nathan Burak (197) each scored wins over rated foes. McDonough scored a takedown in the opening period, rode out No. 19 Sean Boyle in the second frame and added two more takedowns in the final period to win 8-2 and extend his winning streak to 39 matches. Evans finished on the legs of No. 11 Dan Yates in the opening minute and piled up 2:38 of riding time after one period. He added another takedown in the second period and opened the third frame with a reversal to claim a 6-0 lead. He then allowed an escape before using a third takedown and one point for riding time to win 9-1. The major decision was his fifth of the season. Burak earned his second win of the season over a ranked opponent with a 5-2 win over No. 19 Max Huntley. The Hawkeye freshman used two second-period takedowns and opened the third with an escape to improve to 2-1 in conference duals. Top-ranked Derek St. John (157) and second-ranked Tony Ramos (133) scored bonus points for Iowa while improving on their perfect records. Ramos earned a first-period fall, his sixth of the season, while St. John used nine takedowns and a pair of nearfall points to earn a 22-7 technical fall. Both wrestlers are 14-0 this season. Mark Ballweg (141) had to erase a 5-0 deficit to improve to 13-1 and register his team-best eighth major decision. Ballweg surrendered an early takedown and got caught for three nearfall points before rallying with a reversal and adding a pair of back points to escape the first period trailing just 5-4. He grabbed his first lead of the match with an escape and a takedown in the second frame, and added five takedowns in the third period and one point for riding time to finish with an 18-10 win. Ethen Lofthouse (184) and Nick Moore (165) also earned wins for Iowa. Lofthouse used seven takedowns and two nearfall points to earn his first technical fall of the season, 20-5, and Moore scored a pair of first-period takedowns before settling for an 8-2 win. Michigan (6-4, 0-3) earned its lone head-to-head victory at 149 pounds, where No. 11 Eric Grajales scored a major decision over Brody Grothus. The Wolverines also earned six points toward the team score when Iowa forfeited the 285-pound bout. The Hawkeyes return to the mat Sunday at Michigan State. The Spartans hosts Iowa at Jenison Field House beginning at 1 p.m. (CT). The dual will be broadcast on AM 800 KXIC and streamed online at hawkeyesports.com via Hawkeye All-Access. Notes: Attendance was 1,830... the Hawkeyes have won six straight against the Wolverines... St. John's technical fall was his team-best third of the season... McDonough is 6-0 this year against ranked opponents. Results: 125 -- #1 Matt McDonough (IA) dec. #19 Sean Boyle (UM), 8-2; 3-0 133 -- #2 Tony Ramos (IA) pinned Rossi Bruno (UM), 2:55; 9-0 141 -- #9 Mark Ballweg (IA) major dec. Mike Hillock (UM), 18-10; 13-0 149 - #11 Eric Grajales (UM) major dec. Brody Grothus (IA), 12-3; 13-4 157 -- #1 Derek St. John (IA) tech. fall Collin Zeerip (UM), 22-7; 18-4 165 -- #19 Nick Moore (IA) dec. Connor Brancheau (UM), 8-2; 21-4 174 -- #6 Mike Evans (IA) major dec. #11 Dan Yates (UM), 9-1; 25-4 184 -- #11 Ethen Lofthouse (IA) tech. fall Jordan Thomas (UM), 20-5; 30-4 197 - Nathan Burak (IA) dec. #19 Max Huntley (UM), 5-2; 33-4 285 -- #19 Ben Apland (UM) win by forfeit; 33-10

LEWISBURG, Pa. -- Bucknell 197-pounder Tyler Lyster scored a winning takedown with less than five seconds remaining in his bout and heavyweight Joe Stolfi pinned his opponent to turn a late one-point lead into a solid 24-14 victory over Columbia Friday evening at Davis Gym. The Bison, who host Army Saturday at 4 p.m., improved to 4-7 on the year and 1-0 against EIWA competition. Bucknell led 15-0 early in the match as Austin Miller, Paul Petrov, Derrik Russell and Adam Healey won the first four bouts. However, Columbia (3-4, 0-2 EIWA) answered with four consecutive wins to narrow the Bison advantage to 15-14 heading into the two heaviest matches. Bucknell was buoyed by bonus-point victories by Stolfi and Petrov, who earned a pin at 133 pounds. The Lions, who had a pair of ranked grapplers in their lineup, also had a pair of bonus-point wins, but they were only for major decisions. “The thing we talked all week about going into this match is how important bonus points are,” said Bucknell head coach Dan Wirnsberger. “They were especially important since on paper it looked like a 50-50 split. We came a point away from bonus points at 125 and then at 133 Petrov gets the pin. That was huge and got it rolling for us.” Lyster trailed Nicholas Mills 2-1 entering the third period of their match. Mills started the third period on top and delayed a Lyster escape until his riding time had slipped under one minute. The score remained 2-2 until the final seconds when Lyster took Mills down to the mat, clinching the victory. Lyster’s riding time also jumped up to the one-minute mark, giving him a 5-2 victory, his 15th of the year to rank second on the team. The match was still not decided when Stolfi took the mat in the final bout of the match, but he quickly left no doubt as he built a sturdy 10-0 advantage before pinning Chris Manna in 6:35. Stolfi nearly had a pin at the end of the first period, but time ran out before he could complete it. Miller led things off with a 9-2 decision over Penn Gottfried at 125 pounds, while Petrov followed with his first career pin in 4:08 vs. Andrew Grabfelder. Petrov, who is now 12-8 on the year, led 6-1 at the time of the pin. There was some controversy in Russell’s victory as Columbia coach Carl Fronhofer requested a review of the timing of an escape that occurred in the final minute of the bout. The escape was reviewed and the call stood with Russell’s riding time showing exactly one minute and the score tied 1-1. Russell melted away the final 16 seconds after the review and posted a 2-1 victory over Angelo Amenta to stake the Bison to a 12-0 advantage. Healey followed with a 6-1 decision over Ryan Ponte at 149 pounds to make it 15-0. One of the more exciting matches of the night came at 184 pounds where Marchese lost to Drew Rebling by a 7-6 decision with the crowd yelling in the background. Marchese benefitted from a second stall warning whistle on Rebling and led 6-4 entering the waning seconds. However, Rebling scored a reversal and earned the riding time point to post the one-point victory and draw Columbia within one point with two bouts remaining. Vincent Favia dropped a 10-2 major decision to No. 18 Jake O’Hara at 157 pounds, while Stephen McPeek lost by a tight 4-2 decision to No. 17 Stephen West at 174 in the only bouts of the night involving ranked wrestlers. Bucknell will continue its stretch of six home matches in 22 days when it hosts Army Saturday at 4 p.m. Fans can watch on Bison Vision. Admission is free. Results: 125: Austin Miller (BKN) dec. Penn Gottfried (COL), 9-2 133: Paul Petrov (BKN) pinned Andrew Grabfelder (COL), 4:08. 141: Derrik Russell (BKN) dec. Angelo Amenta (COL), 2-1. 149: Adam Healey (BKN) dec. Ryan Ponte (COL), 6-1. 157: No. 18 Jake O’Hara (COL) maj. dec. Vincent Favia (BKN), 10-2. 165: Josh Houldsworth (COL) maj. dec. Ray Schlitt (BKN), 9-0. 174: No. 17 Stephen West (COL) dec. Stephen McPeek, 4-2. 184: Drew Rebling (COL) dec. Robert Marchese (BKN), 7-6. 197: Tyler Lyster (BKN) dec. Nicholas Mills (COL), 5-2. 285: Joe Stolfi (BKN) pinned Chris Manna (COL), 6:35.

DeKALB, Ill. -- Central Michigan kept its Mid-American Conference record unblemished Friday with a 23-12 road victory over Northern Illinois. The No. 12 Chippewas' (9-3, 3-0) victory was the 17th in the last 18 meetings versus the Huskies (7-5, 0-3 MAC) and set up a battle of unbeatens with Kent State next Sunday, January 27 inside McGuirk Arena. The Huskies claimed three of the first five matches of the night to grab an early 9-7 lead before sophomore Mike Ottinger put the Chippewas in front with a key 13-5 major decision victory at 165 pounds. Ottinger used a pair of takedowns and a pair of escapes to grab a 6-2 lead through the first two periods before recording three more takedowns in the final period for the bonus-point win. Junior No. 20 Craig Kelliher followed it up with a 5-1 decision over Matt Mougin at 174 before senior Ben Bennett secured the dual with his third fall of the season. Bennett, ranked No. 2 in the country at 184 pounds, took down Bryan Loughlin with 50 seconds to go in the first period and scored a pair of three-point near falls to grab a 8-0 lead through one. After choosing bottom to start the second, Bennett escaped and took down Loughlin again before putting him to his back at the 3:42 mark. Junior Joe Roth opened the dual with a 10-1 major decision at 125 pounds and senior No. 6 Jarod Trice closed the night with a 4-0 decision at the heavyweight division. Senior Donnie Corby also claimed a 7-4 decision at 149 pounds. The Chippewas will be back in action Saturday when they take on No. 7 Missouri in Columbia. The Tigers are undefeated on the year with a 7-0-1 record. Results: 125: Joe Roth (CMU) dec. Derek Elmore, 10-1; CMU 4-0 133: Nick Smith (NIU) dec. Tyler Keselring, 5-3; CMU 4-3 141: Kevin Fanta (NIU) dec. Scott Mattingly, 8-2; NIU 6-4 149: Donnie Corby (CMU) dec. Robert Jillard, 7-4; CMU 7-6 157: Andrew Morse (NIU) dec. Lucas Smith, 5-1; NIU 9-7 165: Mike Ottinger (CMU) maj. dec. Dan Burk, 13-5; CMU 11-9 174: No. 20 Craig Kelliher (CMU) dec. Matt Mougin, 5-1; CMU 14-9 184: No. 2 Ben Bennett (CMU) pin Bryan Loughlin, 3:42; CMU 20-9 197: Parker Settecase (NIU) dec. Jackson Lewis, 2-1; CMU 20-12 Hwt: No. 6 Jarod Trice (CMU) dec. Jared Torrence, 4-0; CMU 23-12

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- In yet another sold out Rec Hall, the top-ranked Penn State wrestling team crushed No. 24 Wisconsin 36-6 to stay unbeaten on the year. Senior Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.) picked up a pin for win 100 and red-shirt freshman Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.) notched the dual's signature victory to thrill the Lion faithful. With the match starting at heavyweight, No. 11 Connor Medbery of Wisconsin notched the first win for a Big Ten opponent against Penn State this year, posting a hard fought 6-3 victory over No. 16 Jon Gingrich (Wingate, Pa.). All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.) made short work of the Badger lead, however, posting a 22-7 four-point technical fall (no back points) to put Penn State on top 4-3. That set the stage for red-shirt freshman Conaway, who 6,515 Penn State faithful through the roof of Rec Hall. Conaway battled back from a 7-3 deficit in the third period to stun No. 3 Tyler Graff of Wisconsin 10-8 in sudden victory. Conaway posted two late takedowns, including one with less than :20 left, to tie the bout at 8-8 and sent it into extra time. After fighting off a Graff shot, Conaway brought the sell-out crowd to its feet with a takedown and a 10-8 win. Senior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) kept the momentum going with a quick first period pin over Wisconsin's Tom Kelliher, getting the fall at 1:22. Wisconsin picked up a second win at 149 as senior Cole Schmitt downed Lion senior James English (York, Pa.) in a wild one, winning 8-4 in two tie-breakers. The Badger victory cut Penn State's lead to 13-6 heading into halftime. Senior James Vollrath (Richboro, Pa.) got the second half off to a good start, posting a strong 5-3 win over Wisconsin's Kalvin York at 157. All-American David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 2 at 165, then rolled to a 25-7 technical fall at the 6:22 mark over Frank Cousins, putting Penn State up 21-6. Sophomore Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 3 at 174, kept the rout going with a 12-8 win over UW's Scott Liegel. All-American Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 184, won by forfeit at 184, setting up a keystone moment for a local product. Wright, a three-time All-American, National Champion in 2011 and ranked No. 3 at 197, picked up his 100th career win in sizzling fashion. The Nittany Lion turned a first period takedown of No. 20 Jackson Hein into a spladle and picked up the signature win by pin at the 1:24 mark. The victory made Wright the 27th member of Penn State's 100-win club and improved his career mark to 100-23. It also posted the final dual score, giving the Nittany Lions a lop-sided 36-6 win. Penn State won the takedown battle 28-8 and rolled to a 9-0 edge in bonus points thanks to two pins and two tech falls (one five-pointer and one four-pointer). The win moves Penn State to 6-0 overall, 3-0 in Big Ten action. Wisconsin falls to 6-3, 3-1 in conference action. Penn State treks to Purdue for its first conference road dual on Sunday, Jan. 20, at 1 p.m. The next home dual for head coach Cael Sanderson and the Nittany Lions will be Sunday, Jan. 27, when No. 13 Nebraska invades Rec Hall for a 2 p.m. dual. Penn State's full season of home duals is sold out but limited Standing Room Only tickets are available for select dual meets. For information on which duals have a limited number of SRO tickets available and to purchase tickets, fans can call 1-800-NITTANY or visit the Bryce Jordan Center ticket office windows from 10 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Fans are encouraged to follow Penn State wrestling via twitter at www.twitter.com/pennstateWREST and on Penn State Wrestling's facebook page at www.facebook.com/pennstatewrestling. The 2012-13 Penn State Wrestling season is presented by The Family Clothesline. Results: 285: #11 Connor Medbery UW dec. #16 Jon Gingrich PSU, 6-3 0-3 125: #2 Nico Megaludis PSU tech fall (4) Matt Cavallaris UW, 22-7 (TF4; 7:00) 4-3 133: Jordan Conaway PSU dec. (sv) #3 Tyler Graff UW, 10-8 (SV) 7-3 141: Bryan Pearsall PSU pinned Tom Kelliher UW, WBF (1:22) 13-3 149: Cole Schmitt UW dec. (tb2) James English PSU, 8-4 (TB2) 13-6 157: James Vollrath PSU dec. Kalvin York UW, 5-3 16-6 165: #2 David Taylor PSU tech fall Frank Cousins UW, 25-7 (TF; 6:22) 21-6 174: #3 Matt Brown PSU dec. Scott Liegel UW, 12-8 24-6 184: #1 Ed Ruth PSU win by forfeit 30-6 197: #3 Quentin Wright PSU pinned #20 Jackson Hein UW, WBF (1:24) 36-6 Attendance: 6,515 Records: Penn State 6-0, 3-0 Big Ten; Wisconsin 6-3, 3-1 Big Ten Up Next for Penn State: at Purdue, Sunday, Jan. 20, 1 p.m. BOUT-BY-BOUT: 285: Sophomore Jon Gingrich (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 16 at 285, took on No. 11 Connor Medbery in one of the dual's marquee match-ups as a Penn State dual started at a weight other than 125 for the first time this year. Medbery took the first shot at the 1:50 mark but Gingrich was able to step back and out of trouble to keep the match scoreless. The Nittany Lion sophomore fought off a second shot with 1:00 left and then got hit for his for his first stalling. Tied 0-0, Gingrich chose down to start the second period and steadily worked his way to an escape and a 1-0 lead. Medbery continued to pressure the Lion and picked up the first takedown to take a 2-1 lead. Gingrich forced Medbery into a stall warning and then with just :01 left in the period, escaped to a 2-2 tie. Medbery, however had over 1:40 in riding time. Medbery chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 3-2 lead while holding 1:31 in riding time. Gingrich nearly scored on a takedown at the 1:00 mark, but Medbery was able to scramble around and counter for a 5-2 lead with a clinched riding time point. Gingrich notched a late escaped, but Medbery posted the hard fought 6-3 win. 125: Sophomore All-American Nico Megaludis (Murrysville, Pa.) met Wisconsin's Matt Cavallaris. Megaludis, ranked No. 2 at 125, posted the first takedown early on to lead 2-1. The Lion freshman then picked up his second takedown at the 1:26 mark and this time put together a strong ride, building up over 1:00 in riding time before cutting Cavallaris loose. Megaludis went on to lead 6-2 after one period with over a minute in riding time. Megaludis chose down to start the period and quickly escaped. He then began to tack on the takedowns. By the time the second period ended, the Lion All-American led 11-3 with nearly 3:00 riding time. Cavallaris chose down to start the third period and escaped to an 11-4 Lion lead. Megaludis forced Cavallaris into giving up a stall point and then put on a takedown show, tacking on three more in quick succession to lead 18-7 with 1:00 left in the bout. Megaludis picked up a final takedown and looked to pick up the tech fall, but Cavallaris was able to stay off his back and Megaludis rolled to a 22-7 four-point tech fall (no back points). The Lion had 4:00 in riding time. 133: Jordan Conaway (Abbottstown, Pa.) entered the dual against Wisconsin undefeated in dual meet action. The Lion sophomore took on No. 3 Tyler Graff of Wisconsin, who was 18-3 coming into the match-up. Graff picked up an early takedown but Conaway quickly escaped to trail 2-1 at the 2:00 mark. The Badger junior notched another takedown and led 4-2 midway through the bout. Graff scrambled for a third takedown and a 6-3 lead after a Conaway escape. Conaway fought off a late Graff shot and the Badger led 6-3 after one. Graff chose down to start the third period and escaped to a 7-3 lead. The duo traded shots for the next minute and the bout moved to the third with Graff up 7-3. Conaway chose down to start the third period and quickly escaped to a 7-4 deficit. Conaway was the aggressor for the last half of the match, forcing Graff to the edge of the mat and into a stall warning. The Lion sophomore then countered a Graff shot and forced a scramble that ran the clock down to :29 left. Conaway then took Graff down and led 8-6 after a quick cut. With just :20 left, the Lion freshman tied the bout with another takedown and the action moved to sudden victory tied 8-8. Graff and Conaway scrambled their way to a stalemate with :28 left and then Conaway sent over 6,300 Penn State faithful through the roof of Rec Hall with a bout winning takedown at the :22 mark. Conaway's 10-8 sudden victory win over the third-ranked Badger put Penn State up 7-3. 141: Nittany Lion senior Bryan Pearsall (Lititz, Pa.) faced off against UW senior Tom Kelliher in a key match-up at 141. Pearsall quickly took Kelliher down and turned the Badger over for three near fall points. After a brief adjustment, the Lion senior then finished off a cradle and got the first period pin at the 1:22 mark. 149: Senior James English (York, Pa.) battled veteran Badgers Cole Schmitt at 149. The duo battled evenly for over 2:00 with the official calling a double stall at that point. Pearsall took a slight shot at Schmitt's right leg but the Badger was able to step back out of trouble and the due moved to the second period in a scoreless tie. Pearsall chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 1-0 lead. More hand-fighting in the center circle worked the clock down to 1:00. English looked to force the tempo over the last minute but Schmitt's defense killed the clock and English led 1-0 after one. Schmitt chose down to start the third period and worked his way to an escaped and a 1-1 tie at the 1:20 mark. The duo was hit for a double stall late in the third, making the score 2-2 but action moved into a first sudden victory period. Neither scored and action moved into a tie breaker. English chose down for the first period but nearly reversed Schmitt at the end of the :30 period. The move was reviewed and the ruling stood. Schmitt quickly escaped to a 3-2 lead and English began scrambling for a takedown. The action forced Schmitt into a stall with :05 left, tying the bout at 3-3 and sending it to a second sudden victory period. Neither wrestler scored again and a second round of tie breakers began. Schmitt reversed English to a 5-4 lead in his tie breaker and then turned English for three back points and an 8-4 win (tb2). 157: Junior James Vollrath (Richboro, Pa.) got the call at 157 and met Wisconsin junior Kalvin York. Vollrath set the early pace, forcing York back to the outside of the mat throughout the first minute-plus. The Lion senior took an early lead, getting an escape after York called for an injury timeout and taking down. He quickly added a takedown after the escape and then rode York out to lead 3-0 with :43 in riding time after one. Vollrath chose down to start the second period and quickly escaped to a 4-0 lead. York blew through a solid low double to cut Vollrath's lead to 4-2 at the :40 mark, but Vollrath quickly escaped to a 5-2 lead. Trailing 5-2, York chose down to start the third period and worked his way to a 5-3 score. Vollrath and York then battled through an even period, with the Lion fighting off a couple late Badger shots to hold on to his lead. Vollrath's defense allowed the Nittany Lion to kill the clock and grab the hard-fought 5-3 win. 165: Defending NCAA Champion David Taylor (St. Paris, Ohio), ranked No. 2 at 165, wrestled UW's Frank Cousins. Taylor wasted no time taking Cousins down, rolling through a lot single leg to take a 2-1 edge after cutting Cousins loose. Taylor put on a takedown clinic, quickly rolling up four takedowns less the :90 into the bout. Leading 10-4, Taylor cut Cousins loose one more time and added a fifth takedown on the edge of the mat to lead 12-5 with 1:00 left in the opening period. He then turned Cousins for three near fall points and led 15-5 with 1:48 in riding time after one period. Cousins chose neutral to start the second period to no avail. Taylor quickly took Cousins down to lead 17-5 and began working for a turning combination. Cousins escaped at the end of the period and Taylor led 17-6 after two. Taylor chose neutral to start the final period and quickly took the Badger down. He forced him into a stall point as well and led 20-6. A Cousins escape led to another Taylor takedown. The Lion All-American turned Cousins to his back one final time and walked away with a dominating 25-7 tech fall at the 6:22 mark. 174: Sophomore Matt Brown (West Valley City, Utah), ranked No. 3 at 174, took on Wisconsin's Scott Liegel. Brown came out of the gates aggressive as usual, forcing the pace and keeping his Badger foe on defense. He got his first takedown at the 1:51 mark and then controlled Liegel for nearly a minute before he escaped. The duo battled evenly with Liegel working the edge of the mat and Brown taking low singles. Brown led 2-1 after one period with :50 in riding time. Liegel chose down to start the third period but could not break free of Brown's ride. The Nittany Lion sophomore maintained control for nearly a minute before cutting Liegel loose, building up a 1:37 riding time edge. Liegel took a 4-2 lead with a solid single at the :45 mark, forcing Brown to play catch up. The Lion escaped quickly cutting the lead to 4-3, and then turned a low single into a takedown and a 5-4 lead with :18. Another Brown ride-out allowed the Lion to carry the 5-4 lead into the third period. Brown chose down to start the third and quickly escaped. He then countered a Liegel shot and moved out to an 8-5 lead with 1:10 on the clock after the Badger escaped. Brown picked up another takedown with :45 on the clock and clinched the riding time point. He cut Liegel to a 10-6 lead but Liegel was able to notch a takedown. A late Brown escape and a riding time point gave the Lion a 12-8 win. 184: Defending NCAA Champion Ed Ruth (Harrisburg, Pa.), ranked No. 1 at 184, received a forfeit at 184, improving his record to 17-0 and putting Penn State up 30-6. 197: Three-time All-American Quentin Wright (Wingate, Pa.), ranked No. 3 at 197, stepped onto the mat with 99 career wins. Wright looked make it 100 in his bout with No. 20 Jackson Heim of Wisconsin in one of two bouts pitting nationally ranked wrestlers against each other. Wright quickly took Heim down, picking up a takedown at the 2:02 mark. With the stage set for a benchmark win, Wright then worked his way into a spladle and got the pin at the 1:24 mark, sending the Rec Hall crowd to its feet once again and improving his career record to 100-23. The pin gave the Nittany Lions a 36-6 victory as well.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The 11th-ranked Virginia wrestling team won seven of 10 weight classes in a 24-9 triumph at North Carolina Friday evening at Carmichael Arena in Chapel Hill, N.C. The Cavaliers (10-3, 1-1 ACC) earned bonus points from No. 16 Jedd Moore (R-Sr., Mount Vernon, Ohio) at 157 pounds and Zach Nye (R-Fr., Enola, Pa.) at 197 in claiming the win over UNC (4-3, 0-1). Virginia’s remaining wins came from No. 13 George DiCamillo (Fr., Highland Heights, Ohio) at 133, No. 20 Derek Valenti (R-Sr., Newton, N.J.) at 149, No. 7 Nick Sulzer (R-So., Cleveland, Ohio) at 165, Stephen Doty (R-Jr., St. Louis, Mo.) at 184 and Derek Papagianopoulos (R-So., Burlington, Mass.) at heavyweight. UVa fell behind early after the 125-pound class when 13th-ranked Nathan Kraisser scored an 8-5 win over No. 7 Matt Snyder (R-Sr., Lewistown, Pa.). Snyder went down 5-0 quickly in the first period and never recovered. After giving up a takedown and three back points in the first minute, Snyder reversed Kraisser with 55 seconds remaining and maintained control the rest of the period. After riding Kraisser for the entire second period, Snyder was in on a shot early in third, but Kraisser scored off of it to push the lead to 7-2. Snyder later reversed him and built his riding time back over a minute but could not get anything more going offensively. DiCamillo scored a commanding 9-3 win over 18th-ranked Joey Ward at 133. He was taken down by Ward in the first 30 seconds, but escaped soon after and took down Ward before riding out the period. DiCamillo escaped quickly in the second and then took Kraisser down near the edge of the mat to push his lead to 6-2. He added a takedown and the riding time point in the third period for a 9-3 win. Seventh-ranked Evan Henderson of UNC dominated at 141 in a 6-1 win over UVa’s Jimmy Nehls (R-Fr., Downers Grove, Ill.) After Nehls shot in early in the first, Henderson was able to scramble and turn it into a takedown of his own. Nehls quickly escaped and was in on another shot but not quite gain the necessary control. Henderson broke loose and later took Nehls down again for a 4-1 edge after one. At 149 pounds, Valenti picked up a 6-2 decision over Nick Heilmann. After a scoreless opening stanza, Valenti rode Heilmann for the entire second period and then escaped 15 seconds into the third. He went in a high crotch to take down Heilmann midway through the third. After allowing Heilmann to escape, Valenti took Heilmann down off his own shot and then added the riding time point for the 6-2 victory. Moore dominated at 157 in a 15-3 major decision over Jake Crawford. Moore took a 6-2 lead to the third with a trio of takedowns, then gained a bonus point for UVa by wearing Crawford down in the third, highlighted by a takedown and two back points as he stretched his lead for the major. Sulzer held on for a 5-3 win over John Staudenmayer at 165. After Staudenmayer got in on a leg, Sulzer was able to fend him off and then score a takedown of his own. He built his riding time to 31 seconds before Staudenmayer escaped. Sulzer shot in again near the edge of the mat for a takedown and then rode Staudenmayer for the rest of the period. Both wrestlers scored escape points in the second and third, and Staudenmayer added a point late in the third when Sulzer was issued his second straight stall warning. The 174-pound bout was a wild one, with UNC’s Tanner Eitel rallying for a 12-10 decision over No. 14 Jon Fausey (R-Jr., Dalmatia, Pa.). Fausey held a 5-1 lead and was in control heading to the third, but after escaping quickly, Eitel took Fausey down, with Fausey promptly escaping. Eitel then took Fausey down with an arm bar, put him on his back and nearly pinned him before settling for three back points and a 9-6 lead. Fausey was able to reverse him to cut the UNC lead to 9-8, but Eitel escaped and then added a pair of points with a takedown off a wild scramble. With the riding time point already clinched in his favor, Fausey escaped but could not score the tying takedown in the waning seconds. Doty earned a 9-4 victory over Alex Utley at 184. Doty shot in for a takedown with just over a minute left in the first period, then rode Utley for the remainder of the period. Utley rolled out to escape to start the second period, and Doty took Utley down again with 53 seconds remaining. With control of the wrists near the edge of the mat, Doty dragged Utley back in before taking control for the takedown. He gave up an escape, then again took him down again following a restart. Wrestling up a weight class, Nye controlled throughout in a 15-0 technical fall over Frank Abbondanza at 197, needing just two periods to finish off the win. Nye dominated from the top in both periods. After taking Abbondanza down early in the first, he racked up five back points in both the first and second periods. In his first match in over a month, Papagianopoulos led from start to finish in a 5-2 win over Cody Klempay in the heavyweight bout. Papagianopoulos pounced quickly with a takedown in the first minute, with Klempay escaping 15 seconds later. Klempay escaped promptly to begin the second period, and Papagianopoulos scored a point off an escape to begin the third. Papagianopoulos then scored off a Klempay shot with 20 seconds left to seal the win. Virginia returns home Sunday to take on Duke in a noon dual. Admission is free for Virginia home wrestling matches at Memorial Gymnasium. Free parking is available in the Culbreth Road Garage. A Cavalier Team Shop table will be selling Virginia apparel throughout the match Sunday. Free wristbands will be given away, and a face painter will be on hand from noon-2 p.m. Results: 125: No. 13 Nathan Kraisser (UNC) dec. No. 7 Matt Snyder (UVa), 8-5; UNC 3-0 133: No. 13 George DiCamillo (UVa) dec. No. 18 Joey Ward (UNC), 9-3; tied 3-3 141: No. 7 Evan Henderson (UNC) dec. Jimmy Nehls (UVa), 6-1; UNC 6-3 149: No. 20 Derek Valenti (UVa) dec. Nick Heilmann (UNC), 6-2; tied 6-6 157: No. 16 Jedd Moore (UVa) major dec. Jake Crawford (UNC), 15-3; UVa 10-6 165: No. 7 Nick Sulzer (UVa) dec. John Staudenmayer (UNC), 5-3; UVa 13-6 174: Tanner Eitel (UNC) dec. No. 14 Jon Fausey (UVa), 12-10; UVa 13-9 184: Stephen Doty (UVa) dec. Alex Utley (UNC), 9-4; UVa 16-9 197: Zach Nye (UVa) tech fall Frank Abbondanza (UNC), 15-0 (4:59); UVa 21-9 285: Derek Papagianopoulos (UVa) dec. Cody Klempay (UNC), 5-2; UVa 24-9

The American University wrestling team won six bouts, with consecutive falls from Phillip Barreiro and Keithen Cast, on its way to a 24-16 dual meet victory over North Carolina State on Friday night. Blake Herrin extended his dual meet record to 7-0, opening the match with a 10-3 decision over Mike Kosoy. David Terao put American up 6-0, earning a 10-3 decision over Joe DeAngelo. North Carolina State won the next two bouts before Kevin Tao gave the Eagles back the advantage with a 7-3 decision over the Wolfpack's Thomas Gantt. North Carolina State retook a slight lead after the next bout before Barreiro and Cast's back-to-back falls put American in the lead for good. Barreiro posted his second fall of the year, pinning Mardel Gabriel in 6:42, and Cast pinned Nijel Jones in 4:43 for his second fall of the season to put American up 21-13 heading into the final two matches. Thomas Barreiro ended up on the short end of a 18-13 decision to North Carolina State's Patrick Davis before Devon Bradley secured the win with a 7-5 decision over Bill Cook. American continues its road trip when it takes on Hofstra on Friday, January 25 at 7 p.m. before taking on Columbia on Saturday, January 26 at 3 p.m. Results: HWT: Blake Herrin (American) dec. Mike Kosoy (NC State), 10-3; American, 3-0 125: David Terao (American) dec. Joe DeAngelo (NC State), 3-1; American, 6-0 133: Sam Speno (NC State) dec. Esteban Gomez-Rivera (American), 8-6; American, 6-3 141: Tyler Hunt (NC State) major dec. John Boyle (American), 10-1; North Carolina State, 7-6 149: Kevin Tao (American) dec. Thomas Gantt (NC State), 7-3; American, 9-7 157: Matt Nereim (NC State) fall Mark Cirello (American), 3:11; North Carolina State, 13-9 165: Phillip Barreiro (American) fall Mardel Gabriel (NC State), 6:42; American, 15-13 174: Keithen Cast (American) fall Nijel Jones (NC State), 4:43; American, 21-13 184: Patrick Davis (NC State) dec. Thomas Barreiro (American), 18-13; American, 21-16 197: Devon Bradley (American) dec. Bill Cook (NC State), 7-5; American, 24-16

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Behind nine wins, the sixth ranked Ohio State wrestling team defeated Indiana, 36-3, in Bloomington, Ind., Friday night at University Gym. The Buckeyes improve to 8-2 overall and 2-2 in the Big Ten. Indiana falls to 6-5 overall and 0-3 in the conference. The Scarlet and Gray will continue league action at 2 p.m. Sunday when they host No. 19 Wisconsin in St. John Arena. The Buckeyes jumped out to an 18-0 lead after winning their first four matches of the evening. Senior Nikko Triggas opened the match with a takedown vs. Joe Duca in the 125-pound bout and 40 seconds later pinned the Hoosier to lift Ohio State to a 6-0 advantage. Remaining in the starting lineup at 133 pounds, redshirt freshman Kyle Visconti earned an 8-2 win vs. Alonzo Shepherd. Visconti maintained a slim lead throughout the match, including a 5-2 advantage at the end of the second period. A 3-point nearfall with 35 seconds left on the clock helped the Buckeye from North Reading, Mass., earn his second varsity win of the season and his career. With his win in the 141-pound match, sophomore Hunter Stieber improved to 22-0 on the season after notching his first technical fall of the 2012-13 campaign. A 16-1 winner over Joe Randazzo, Stieber has collected 11 bonus point victories this season, including a team-leading eight major decisions. Buckeye teammate Cam Tessari scored Ohio State's second consecutive bonus win and third of the first four bouts when he posted a 14-4 major decision over Preston Keiffer at 149 pounds. Boasting an 11-1 lead at the start of the third period, Tessari added a takedown and riding time for the victory. Indiana's 157-pounder and 12th-ranked Taylor Walsh earned a 4-2 win over Buckeye Josh Demas to give the Hoosiers their first points of the match. Following a 15 minute intermission, Ohio State freshman and 165-pounder Mark Martin returned the Scarlet and Gray to the win column after his 6-4 overtime win vs. Ryan Konz, who started in place of the injured Ryan LeBlanc. Martin was down 4-2 in the third period, but answered with a takedown with 23 seconds on the clock to send the match to overtime. Another takedown by Martin with nine seconds left in sudden victory secured his 15th win of the season. Ohio State moved into a 24-3 lead courtesy of redshirt junior Nick Heflin's 4-0 win vs. Cheney Dale at 174 pounds. A pair of scoreless periods in the first and third countered a second period in which Heflin recorded an escape and takedown and accrued riding time. Senior C.J. Magrum used a takedown with 25 seconds left in the match to beat Luke Sheridan, 6-4, in the 184-pound bout. Magrum and Sheridan were tied, 2-2, entering the third period and Sheridan quickly took a 3-2 lead on an escape five seconds into the period. However Magrum answered with a takedown at the 1:24 mark before Sheridan recorded his second escape of the period to even the score. It was then Magrum countered with a takedown to earn his sixth win of the season. After Indiana forfeited the 197-pound bout, heavyweights Peter Capone, ranked No. 12, and No. 13 Adam Chalfant concluded the evening with a close match. With both wrestlers scoreless at the beginning of the second period, Chalfant chose bottom to start. Capone was able to ride the Hoosier out for 1:18 seconds before Chalfant was able to escape. Owning the riding time advantage to start the third period, Capone was able to quickly escape and held on for the 2-1 win. Results: 125: No. 12 Nikko Triggas (Ohio State) won by pin over Joseph Duca (Indiana) 1:34 133: Kyle Visconti (Ohio State) won by decision over Alonzo Shepherd (Indiana) 8-2 141: No. 2 Hunter Stieber (Ohio State) won by tech fall over Joe Randazzo (Indiana) 6:13 16-1 149: No. 14 Cam Tessari (Ohio State) won by major decision over Preston Keiffer (Indiana) 14-4 157: No. 12 Taylor Walsh (Indiana) won by decision over Josh Demas (Ohio State) 4-2 165: Mark Martin (Ohio State) won in sudden victory 1 over Ryan Konz (Indiana) 6-4ot 174: No. 7 Nick Heflin (Ohio State) won by decision over Cheney Dale (Indiana) 4-0 184: C.J. Magrum (Ohio State) won by decision over Lucas Sheridan (Indiana) 6-4 197: No. 14 Andrew Campolattano (Ohio State) won by forfeit HWT: No. 12 Peter Capone (Ohio State) won by decision over No. 13 Adam Chalfant (Indiana) 2-1

CLEVELAND -- The Lock Haven University wrestling team opened Eastern Wrestling League (EWL) action with a 19-17 win over Cleveland State tonight, extending the Bald Eagles win streak to four matches. Lock Haven (5-2, 1-0 EWL) won five-of-10 bouts on the way to its sixth straight win over Cleveland State (2-4, 0-2 EWL). The Bald Eagles got bonus in three matches which proved to be a huge difference maker for LHU. The Haven trailed 17-15 going into the final bout of the night, but senior Harry Turner (Howell, N.J./Howell) sealed the victory with 10-1 major decision in the final bout of the night at 285. Bobby Rehm (Lancaster, Pa./Penn Manor), Dan Neff (Quarryville, Pa./Solanco), Mac Maldarelli (Merrick, N.Y./Nassau C.C.) and Fred Garcia (Donora, Pa./Ringgold) joined Turner as winners for The Haven. Rehm opened the match with a major decision at 125 and Garcia picked up a huge tech fall at 184. The win extended Garcia’s win streak to eight matches. Lock Haven hits the mats again tomorrow (Saturday, Jan. 19) at No. 16 Edinboro. The match is set for a 1 p.m. start. Results: 125- Bobby Rehm (LHU) major dec. Ben Willeford (CSU) 13-2. LHU leads 4-0 133- Michael Carlone (CSU) major dec. Matt Bryer (LHU) 10-0. Tied 4-4 141- Dan Neff (LHU) dec. Nick Flannery (CSU) 10-6. LHU leads 7-4 149- Mac Malderelli (LHU) dec. Mike Mencini (CSU) 5-1. LHU leads 10-4 157- Matt Donohoe (CSU) dec. Aaron Fry 5-0. LHU leads 10-7 165- Corey Carlo (CSU) dec. Aaron McKinney (LHU) 5-0. Tied 10-10 174- Xavier Dye (CSU) major dec. Tyler Wood 19-6. CSU leads 14-10 184- Fred Garcia (LHU) tech fall Bobby Blankenship (CSU). LHU leads 15-14 197- Nick Anthony (CSU) dec. Phil Sprenkle (LHU) 6-4. CSU leads 17-15 285- Harry Turner (LHU) major dec. Amon Willis (CSU) 10.1 LHU wins 19-17

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. -- Pins by Matt Burns (Naperville Central HS, Naperville, Ill.) and Jordan Richardson (Grandville HS, Wyoming, Ill.) helped spark 17th ranked Augustana to a 32-7 win over North Central on Thursday, January 17 in the Carver Center. The victory was the Vikings' first over the Cardinals since the 2004-05 season, snapping a seven-match losing streak in the series, which Augustana still leads by a huge 28-9 margin. The Vikings were ahead 17-3 heading into the 174 pound weight class when Burns pinned Vince Marrone just :53 into the action to move the lead to 23-3. That made Burns 27-3 on the year. Richardson followed his teammate with a fall at 184 in 1:56 over Adam Lehnus to push the margin to 29-3. Richardson's individual record went to 25-6. Augustana won the first three weight classes to jump out to a 12-0 lead. Junior Jacob Scholten (Rockford HS, Grandville, Mich.) beat Nick Santos 10-3 at 125 and freshman Jimmy Panozzo (Carl Sandburg HS, Orland Park, Ill.) followed with an 8-5 win over John Williamson at 133. Sophomore Hector Ruiz (East Aurora HS, Aurora, Ill.) picked up a forfeit at 141. After Augustana's Walter Piech (Lincoln-Way East HS, Mokena, Ill.) lost a tough 4-2 decision at 149 to Nathan Segal, the Vikings got back on track at 157 pounds. Sophomore Kevin Sundberg (Paw Paw HS, Paw Paw, Mich.) beat Blake Olson 8-6 to run his record to 25-10. Sophomore Connor Cummings (Downers Grove North HS, Woodridge, Ill.) beat Jason Bonham 8-4 at 165 to move to 7-11 individually and give Augustana a 17-3 lead in the team score. The pins by Burns and Richardson at 174 and 184 put the match on ice for head coach Eric Juergens' team. Sophomore Seth Whan (Sherrard HS, Viola, Ill.) lost 9-0 to the Cardinals Casey Greenberg at 197 but sophomore John Schraidt (Riverside-Brookfield HS, Riverside, Ill.) ended the match with an 8-3 win over Dylan Mahler at 285. Schraidt is now 22-6 on the season. Augustana will be in action again on January 25 with a double dual at home against Knox and Wheaton. Results: 125: Jacob Scholten (A) beat Nick Santos (NC) 10-3 133: Jimmy Panozzo (A) beat John Williamson (NC) 8-5 141: Hector Ruiz (A) won by forfeit 149: Nathan Segal (NC) beat Walter Piech (A) 4-2 157: Kevin Sundberg (A) beat Blake Olson (NC) 8-6 165: Connor Cummings (A) beat Jason Bonham (NC) 8-4 ***Cummings had one point deducted from team score 174: Matt Burns (A) pinned Vince Marrone (NC) @ :53 184: Jordan Richardson (A) pinned Adam Lehnus (NC) @ 1:56 197: Casey Greenberg (NC) beat Seth Whan (A) 9-0 285: John Schraidt (A) beat Dylan Mahler (NC) 8-3 Augustana, ranked 17th in NCAA Division III, is now 12-3 while North Central is 0-8. NOTE: This was Augustana's first win over North Central since 2004-05, snapping a seven match losing streak against the Cardinals.

InterMat senior writer T.R. Foley answers reader questions about NCAA wrestling, international wrestling, recruiting, or anything loosely related to wrestling. You have until Thursday night every week to send questions to Foley's Twitter or email account. Do you want to read a past mailbag? Access archives. Housekeeping note: Take a listen to this week's Back Points podcast with Troy Letters. He's a genuine and entertaining guy who talks about everything from hunting grouse to coaching at Penn State. We even wax poetically about our 2004 match at Grace Hall, which he won 5-4. -- The Manti Te'o fake girlfriend story is pure insanity. At worst the Te'o situation is a grotesque prank played out by a football player once exalted for his forthright character. At best, it's a complicated stew of partial lies that has raised serious ethical questions about the behavior of the leis-draped Te'o. Whether or not Te'o knew the truth about his girlfriend seems secondary to the online cackling about a sports media willing to forgo the basic tenants of journalism in helping to create a Notre Dame legend. The common refrain from around the Internet is where the New York Times and Wall Street Journal failed to search for the non-existent death certificate of this young girl, Deadspin.com and their cast of plucky reporters did the grunt work. That's only partially true. Deadspin is wonderful entertainment for the sports fan who love snark and photos of Brett Favre's member. What they've done with the Te'o story is impressive, but only doable because of their positioning in the marketplace. They inhabit a purgatory of journalism where some of their posts are taken seriously, and others are chalked up to being a blog. Without question their journalistic practices are miles south of the New York Times, but on occasion their reporters work leads and produce entertaining content. The New York Times relies on a double sourcing process that is unbendable; Deadspin uses editorial judgment sprinkled with potential publishing implication (Their Te'o story has received more than three million page views.) Fake Internet personalities and photos of private areas might seem important, but know that the staff at The Grey Lady is still undertaking the real reporting, whether it's Juliet Macur covering Lance Armstrong, or their exposure of the concussion crisis in football. What does the media's role in the Te'o debacle have to do with wrestling? In the outcry about the lack of suitable coverage, there is a lesson to be learned about our sport's media. Journalism isn't infallible, and the halfwits from smaller papers who had access to teammates, coaches and Te'o himself who didn't smell a rat -- or worse, did and failed to say anything -- are indictable for bad business practices and losing the rust of their readers. These reporters lived, worked, and survived in the bubble of Notre Dame athletics. Nobody wanted to tarnish the image of Knute Rockne's Notre Dame, so nobody piped up to an editor that maybe the Great Hawaiian Hope's story was as manufactured as SPAM. Deadspin did. The site has always maintained an adversarial relationship with the Golden Domers and when tipped off about the fake relationship was primed to report on the star player's fantastical hubris. But as well-written and shocking as it was, the piece was still takedown journalism -- the article carries a stench of indictment from anonymous sources who were "80 percent" sure that Te'o was in on the gaga, but provided no concrete evidence. Who says 80 percent? By compulsion the culture of wrestling is as self-promotional as Notre Dame athletics. We subsist on a diet of two-degree relationships, which means that for the most part we protect each other's failures from becoming public. I'm a journalist, but even I'd to keep it that way -- I think that loyalty is what makes our sport one the most enjoyable subcultures in the sporting world. But realistically, as we gain more national attention we'll have to deal with more negative news stories, some potentially harmful to programs and individuals. Of course, the Te'o mess is on another stratosphere from anything that goes on in wrestling. However, on the chance that something this major ever does occur in our modest and insulated media world, I hope we'll remember the controversy and understand that our journalists will need to report it (double-sourced) to preserve their job and your trust. We all want to enjoy a media supported by the bedrock tenants of journalism, but to do that we'll need to protect those willing to report the truth. On a related note, there will now be much more extensive background searches done about any secondary member of an athletics program who is discussed in the media by a player or coach. The SIDs at major colleges are locked in a room right this second updating their student-athlete handbooks to reflect what will become a lockdown on discussions of the athletes personal life without prior consent from the athletic department. OK, let's wrestle ... -- Q: Just saw the new USA Today/NWCA/AWN Division I Coaches Poll. It said Penn state received all ten first-place votes. So, who are the ten who vote? Ten seems a little low. -- Jason R. Foley: Amateur Wrestling News is in charge of the polling content and has chosen to keep quiet the names of the ten coaches with first-place votes. I've talked to Jason Bryant, the editor of AWN, and gave him my opinion that adding a few more votes could prevent tampering, or at least eliminate any doubts readers might have. They might be considering an expansion next season, but as JB mentioned before, and what I know from my work at ESPN, collecting polling data is a monumental pain in the rear. It's a tight ship and I'm sure they'll keep fine tuning the process. Though I prefer the tournament polling of InterMat, it's tough to argue with dual meet rankings when my Virginia Cavaliers creep their way up to a best-ever ranking of 11th ... Wahoowa! Q: It seems that the rivalry between UVa and VT on the wrestling mat is heating up largely in part to both programs marked improvement on the national level in the past few years. In general, it has not seemed that is a rivalry with "bad blood" but I have heard recurrent references at matches and in interviews from Coach Dresser about UVa intentionally wrestling "at the edge of the mat." Most recently he said this after the Virginia Dual final and referred to Virginia as "sneaky" and again accused them of intentionally wrestling at the edge. Is this just trying to stir up bad blood or do you think this really IS something the Cavaliers do intentionally for strategic purposes? -- Merris S. Foley: Dresser said that?! (Paints face, mounts steed, unsheathes sword) Dresser is a competitor, and as an Iowa-trained guy he doesn't have much patience for anything but straightforward wrestling. That style is working well for his team, who is once again in the top ten after winning last weekend's Virginia Duals. Just like his guys have a style that includes pushing forward, the Virginia guys have their own style which is funky, but certainly not retreating. When Dresser refers my Wahoos as "sneaky" I have to assume that he means they score back points in non-traditional positions and wrestle with a lot of funk at the center of their defense. As to playing the edge, there is no question that Va Tech was more offensive which in turn put Virginia on its heels at times. Even so, Garland is NOT teaching the Virginia guys to play at the edge of the mat. Like all coaches he wants them in the center scrapping, and if happened that they weren't able to do that against Va Tech this time, then it's only circumstantial. Q: I just watched the movie "Legendary." Do you know if the actor Devon Graye did his own wrestling or has been a wrestler? -- @gapyonks Foley: Oh, I added that to my Instant Queue on Netflix, but it's stuck behind the second season of Locked up Abroad. Here's a hint to anyone traveling to SE Asia or Peru: Don't try to smuggle any drugs or currency into or out of the country. You WILL end up on television with a British accent crying about how it felt when you failed to receive the Kings Pardon for the fourth straight year. Thailand will literally sentence you to death for possessing even a gram of heroin. I just googled that kid and he used to play the teenage version of Dexter on Showtime. Showtime>HBO ... Believe it! Based on Devon Graye's Wiki profile he spent four years attending high school in England, which eliminates any chance he wrestled since the country is almost completely absent of youth wrestling. That's a sad realization when you realize that our folkstyle is of direct lineage to the Cornish and collar-and-elbow style popular around the UK from the 16th century until the mid-20th. Q: Why was there no Division I National Duals? I'm sure I missed something. -- @The_Joe_Wood Foley: They're coming, brother! From what I gather Feb. 17 is the regional round with 16 teams competing in four regions, and the finals are being held on February 22-23 at the University of Minnesota. Q: Do you know what happened to Jeromy Davenport from Sallisaw, Oklahoma? He verbally committed to the OU Sooners in 2011. He was a four-time state champion. He is not on their roster. I have look on all Division I rosters and can't find him. I was just wondering if he is wrestling anywhere? -- Jim S. Foley: Davenport wrestles for Labette and is currently ranked second in NJCAA. Last year he placed fifth for Labette wrestling at 149 pounds. Q: Do you think Joe McFarland and his University of Michigan staff are disappointed in Eric Grajales and his four-year career so far? So far his body of work is weak. No Big Ten championships and no All-American honors. I thought being in Joe McFarland's program he would thrive. On TV, when I watch this kid, he wrestles "not to lose." He is a bore to watch. On Friday night, at home, during the Nebraska dual, it came down to Eric. Last match the team needed a major to win the meet, and he crapped the bed. I swear -- even the Big Ten Announcer mentioned, "He seems like he does not want to be here." I concur. I think he is disinterested in wrestling and is just hanging around getting a great education; I have no patience for this and would broom him. -- Paul L. Foley: I think that we'll need to see what happens with him at the NCAA tournament. College wrestling ain't easy, and though some guys make the jump with ease, others don't. I met him in 2006 when he was still a youngster in high school and remember him being very kind and with great manners. Tough to be hard on the kid, though I agree I'm sure he and his coach have wanted more production. I'm a betting man, so I won't tell you what I think will happen at NCAAs, but let's just say I'm pulling for him to finally make the podium. Did you know that Grajales was the No. 2 overall recruit coming out of high school (by InterMat), behind only David Taylor and ahead of Kyle Dake, Ed Ruth, and Chris Perry? That's pressure. Q: How do collegiate wrestlers interact with Clubs/ RTCs? Is Metcalf wrestling with St. John and Evans every day? Do they have to do it with no coaches present? Not during the season? -- Bryan R. Foley: Good question. The rules change every year, but last I checked Olympic-level athletes training at regional training centers were allowed to wrestle with the collegiate athletes anytime outside the arranged practice time. This translates to some members of the team getting their training in with the club guys on certain days, and their teammates others. Still, legal or not, it's common for club guys to be present at official practices. There are a plethora of positives in having access to these top-level athletes. Their presence enriches the program by increasing the available knowledge base and by allowing for practices to be held by coach-quality athletes before the official season even begins. Talking to Jake Herbert and other athletes at regional training centers I find it obvious that the RTC program is improving the U.S. National Team's performance in international tournaments. Some schools might have a competitive advantage, but they're mostly locked in the Big Ten Conference and forced to compete with each other. Yes, Metcalf is in the room and is wrestling with DSJ and Evans almost every day. The project continues ... Don't worry, it's Daniel Cormier's ...

Come 7 p.m. ET on Saturday, the two top programs in the Buckeye State will take to the mat as No. 2 St. Edward travels to take on No. 12 St. Paris Graham for a dual meet. The visiting Eagles have won 15 of the last 16 Division I (big school) state titles, while the Falcons have won 12 consecutive championships in Division II. The Saturday night dual meet will feature nine nationally ranked wrestlers between the teams, with the likelihood of two matches where both wrestlers are ranked. Below are the likely matchups and some information about each of the participants. 106: L.J. Bentley (St. Edward) vs. No. 5 Eli Stickley (St. Paris Graham): Bentley qualified for state last year as a freshman, was a NHSCA grade-level champion, and finished seventh at the Ironman; while Stickley placed fifth at state during his freshman campaign, finished sixth at the Super 32 Challenge, and won the Ironman. 113: Sal Corrao vs. Eli Seipel: The senior Corrao is in his initial season as a starter for the Eagles, while the sophomore Seipel placed fourth at state last year and sixth at the Ironman. 120: Kurt Wysocki/Austin Hiles vs. Brent Moore: This weight class has been a struggle for St. Edward all year, as Wysocki did not place in any of their three December tournaments; however, we could see the initial appearance for the freshman Hiles in this weight, as the junior high state runner-up has been in reserve at 126. For the host Falcons, the freshman Moore was a junior high state champion last year. 126: Chance Driscoll vs. Mario Kastl: The senior Driscoll is in his first year as a starter, and placed seventh at the Dvorak and third at Medina; while the freshman Kastl was a junior high state runner-up, having stepped into the lineup with the injury to senior Chase Crabtree. Dean Heil and Micah Jordan are expected to meet on Saturday in a rematch of the Ironman semifinals (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)132: No. 3 Dean Heil vs. No. 2 Micah Jordan: Five state titles will be on the mat between these two potential four-time state champions, when three-time state champion Heil takes on two-time state champion Jordan. The senior Heil went 2-0 against Jordan in each of the prior two years, before Jordan pulled off a 6-5 victory in the semifinal of the Walsh Ironman with a last second takedown. 138: No. 17 Colin Heffernan vs. Nate Henkle: The senior Heffernan placed fourth at state last year, and has titles at both the Dvorak and Medina to his credit this year. For Graham, it's the junior Henkle, who was a state alternate last season. 145: No. 3 Edgar Bright vs. Garrett Jordan: Bright is a three-time state placer, finishing as runner-up each of the last two years, and was champion of the Walsh Ironman this year. For Graham, it's a rather unproven freshman taking to the mat. 152: No. 9 Markus Scheidel vs. No. 8 Alex Marinelli: The Columbia-bound Scheidel has placed twice at state, including last year's runner-up finish, and was seventh at the Ironman in his second placement at this prestigious tournament. The freshman Marinelli stormed onto the high school scene with his runner-up finish at the Walsh Ironman, and this multi-time junior high state champ has not looked back since. 160: Robbie Rogers/Ray Barr vs. No. 1 Bo Jordan: Graham sends out arguably the best wrestler in the country regardless of weight class in Bo Jordan, a three-time state champion and three-time Ironman champion who is bound for Ohio State. St. Edward may choose to shift Rogers up to 170, as he's better equipped to win the tossup match in the next weight class. 170: Rogers/Barr vs. Lane Thomas: Both Rogers and Barr have placed eighth in one tournament this year, Rogers at the Dvorak and Barr at Medina. For Graham, the junior Thomas went 1-2 at the district tournament last year, but has shown decently this year winning two matches at the Ironman and placing third at the GMVWA over the Christmas holiday. 182: No. 2 Domenic Abounader vs. Josh Couchman: This starts the back four portion for the Falcons where they are relatively weak; this weight features a sophomore who did place a respectable fourth at the GMVWA. However, facing off against two-time state champion Abounader, who is bound for Michigan next year is a very tough road to hoe. 195: Gabe Dzuro vs. Cole Thedor: The junior Dzuro finished second at the Ironman and fourth at Medina in his first year as a starter at St. Edward, while the sophomore Thedor went two-and-out for Graham at the Ironman. 220: Parker Knapp vs. Anthony Welty: The sophomore Knapp, Cadet freestyle All-American this past summer, was runner-up at the Dvorak with two wins over Illinois state placers and finished third at Medina. On the other hand, the senior Welty went 1-2 at the Ironman and placed sixth at the GMVWA. 285: Ralph Nichols vs. Cabel Courtwright: The junior Nichols was champion at Medina and fifth at the Dvorak, while the sophomore Courtwright went two-and-out at the Ironman and failed to place at the GMVWA. InterMat contributor Dan Ransick will be providing coverage of this dual meet with updates during the match and a recap afterwards.

EDMOND -- Cody Dauphin wasted little time with the outcome on the line in the final match, scoring a first-period fall to propel Central Oklahoma to a dramatic 22-16 victory over defending national champion Nebraska-Kearney Thursday night before a rowdy Hamilton Field House crowd. Ben Morgan’s stunning final-period fall at 141 pounds helped stake the No. 3-ranked Bronchos to a big 16-0 lead after four weights, but the No. 13 Lopers won the next five matches to pull even at 16-all and set the stage for Dauphin at heavyweight. The 270-pound junior needed just 30 seconds to take Zach Anderson down, then hooked up a half-nelson and drove the overmatched Loper to his back to get the dual-winning fall at the 1:16 mark. “Cody came out and did what he needed to do,” UCO coach David James said. “He was aggressive from the start and really did a great job taking advantage of his size advantage. He came through when we needed him. “We had several guys wrestle really well, particularly in the early weights, but I was disappointed with how we wrestled in some of the later matches. We knew it was going to be a tight one and fortunately we came out on top.” The Bronchos opened the dual like they were going to run away from UNK, taking the first four weights to open up the 16-0 lead. Ryan Brooks started things with a 4-3 overtime win at 125, escaping 12 seconds into the first tiebreaker to go ahead and then controlling Jake Gentzler in the final 30-second tiebreaker to hang on. Casy Rowell pushed the lead to 7-0 with an overwhelming 22-8 major decision at 133, racking up an amazing 10 takedowns – including five in the third period alone – in rolling to his 14th straight win. Morgan’s fall at 141 made it 13-0, though it looked for the longest time that UNK was going to get their first win at that weight. Andrew Riedy led 7-2 entering the final period, but Morgan got a takedown early in that stanza and then turned Riedy for the fall at 5:49. Jordan Basks capped UCO’s opening surge with a 6-3 triumph over defending national champion and top-rated Raufeon Stots. The second-ranked Basks led 3-2 after the first three minutes, added a second-period near-fall to make it 5-2 and tacked on a riding time point to offset Stots’ third-period escape. UNK finally got on the scoreboard at 157 with Chase White’s 3-1 sudden-victory win over Cory Dauphin that ignited a five-match winning streak to tie the score. UCO has little time to rest, with the Bronchos traveling to Arkadelphia, Ark. Friday for a 7 p.m. dual against No. 20 Ouachita Baptist. Results: 125: Ryan Brooks, UCO, dec. Jake Gentzler, 4-3 (TB). 133: Casy Rowell, UCO, major dec. Ryan Bauer, 22-8. 141: Ben Morgan, UCO, pinned Andrew Riedy, 5:49. 149: Jordan Basks, UCO, dec. Raufeon Stots, 6-3. 157: Chase White, UNK, dec. Cory Dauphin, 3-1 (SV). 165: Chase Nelson, UNK, major dec. Chris Watson, 15-6. 174: Patrick Martinez, UNK, dec. Kelly Henderson, 5-1. 184: Mark Fiala, UNK, dec. Tanner Keck, 5-3. 197: Matt Lenagh, UNK, dec. Znick Ferrell, 3-2 (TB). 285: Cody Dauphin, UCO, pinned Zach Anderson, 1:16.

ERIE, Pa. -- The Mercyhurst University wrestling team used two technical fall victories in the opening two bouts by freshmen Willie Bohince and Dylan D'Urso and then held off #9 West Liberty State over the final eight bouts to complete the upset of the Hilltoppers, 20-15, on Thursday night at the Mercyhurst Athletic Center. The win kept the Lakers unbeaten on the season as they improved to 7-0. The Hilltoppers dropped to 2-1 on the season. The freshmen duo of Bohince and D'Urso, who were a combined 31-7 entering action Thursday, were up to their old tricks, spotting Mercyhurst a 10-0 advantage after the opening two bouts. Bohince jumped out to an 8-0 lead after the opening period on West Liberty's Joe Wagstaff. The freshman from Level Green, Pa. added a takedown in the second period and then got a late takedown in the third period to take a 15-1 lead. Bohince added his riding time point at the end for the 16-1 victory and a 5-0 Mercyhurst lead. It was Bohince's first win by technical fall this season as he improved to 17-4 on the year. D'Urso, meanwhile, made quick work of West Liberty's Dillon Nolte at 133 pounds. The freshman from Greenville, Pa. jumped out to a 14-0 advantage after the opening period with four nearfalls and a pair of takedowns. He added a takedown 44 seconds into the second period, and, coupled with the riding time, cruised to a 17-0 victory. D'Urso leads the team with eight technical fall victories this season and improved to 16-3 on the season. The 141-pound match proved to be, arguably, the best match of the night. It featured redshirt sophomore Nick Hannan of Mercyhurst against Daniel Carpenter of West Liberty. The two went back-and-forth for the entire bout, but Hannan prevailed, thanks to exactly one minute of riding time to give him the one-point decision. Hannan led 2-1 after one period and 4-3 after two periods before Carpenter outscored him 3-2 in the third. The riding time gave Hannan the extra point at the end, the victory, and a 13-0 advantage after the opening three bouts. Hannan improved to 8-4 on the season, including a 3-0 mark in duals. West Liberty would cut the Laker lead to 13-6 with victories at 149 and 157. Nick Wykoff, ranked second in the region, held off sophomore Michael Griffith, 9-5, in the 149-pound bout, and Art Hobley, ranked third in the region, would do the same to junior Ian Grecco in the 157-pound match, 10-4. Redshirt junior Clint Schaefer would get four of those points back in the 165-pound bout. Schaefer, pitted against Eric Antesberger, jumped out to a 5-1 lead after the opening three minutes. Schaefer would add three points in the second period and four more in the third (including riding time) to earn a 12-1 major decision over his counterpart from West Liberty. It was Schaefer's fifth victory by major decision this season. He improved to 15-3 on the year. The battle at 174 was also a good one, featuring Matt Littleton of West Liberty, ranked sixth in the region, and redshirt freshman Angelo Bortoluzzi of Mercyhurst. After a scoreless first period, Bortoluzzi would score the only point of the second with an escape. Both grapplers would exchange escapes to start the third, but a late takedown by Littleton gave him the victory by a 3-2 final and helped cut the Mercyhurst lead to 17-9. The 184-pound bout featured two regionally-ranked wrestlers - redshirt senior Eric Lundgren of Mercyhurst, ranked sixth in the region, and Derrick Williams of West Liberty, ranked third in Super Region I. Lundgren would score the only two points of the first period with a takedown and then extended his lead to 5-1 after two periods. Lundgren would add a pair of takedowns in the third period to offset a pair of escapes by Williams and to earn a 9-3 victory. Lundgren improved to 11-7 with the victory. Senior Seth Stonis battled Danny Doyle of West Liberty at 197 pounds, and despite losing the bout 3-1 in sudden victory one, clinched the victory for the Lakers. Mercyhurst led 20-12 after Stonis' setback, who dropped to 2-3 on the season, and 1-2 in duals. Stonis has wrestled in the last three duals for the Lakers, coming back from an injury he suffered at the W&J Inviational in the first weekend of the season. West Liberty's Mike Carpenter defeated redshirt senior Jeffrey Pollard 7-2 in the heavyweight bout for the final margin. Mercyhurst improves to 9-3 lifetime against West Liberty. It doesn't get any easier for the Lakers, as they will host Kutztown at the Mercyhurst Athletic Center on Saturday afternoon. The Golden Bears, ranked fifth in Super Region I, and seventh in the country, will come to Erie for a 1:00 p.m. start. The teams have split six previous meetings in the all-time series. Results: 125 – Willie Bohince (Mercyhurst) tech. fall over Joe Wagstaff (West Liberty) – 16-1 (7:00) [MU 5-0] 133 – Dylan D'Urso (Mercyhurst) tech. fall over Dillon Nolte (West Liberty) – 17-0 (3:44) [MU 10-0] 141 – Nick Hannan (Mercyhurst) dec. over Daniel Carpenter (West Liberty) – 7-6 [MU 13-0] 149 – Nick Wykoff (West Liberty) dec. over Michael Griffith (Mercyhurst) – 9-5 [MU 13-3] 157 – Art Hobley (West Liberty) dec. over Ian Grecco (Mercyhurst) – 10-4 [MU 13-6] 165 – Clint Schaefer (Mercyhurst) maj. dec. over Eric Antesberger (West Liberty) – 12-1 [MU 17-6] 174 – Matt Littleton (West Liberty) dec. over Angelo Bortoluzzi (Mercyhurst) – 3-2 [MU 17-9] 184 – Eric Lundgren (Mercyhurst) dec. over Derrick Williams (West Liberty) – 9-3 [MU 20-9] 197 – Danny Doyle (West Liberty) dec. over Seth Stonis (Mercyhurst) – 3-1 (SV-1) [MU 20-12] 285 – Mike Carpenter (West Liberty) dec. over Jeffrey Pollard (Mercyhurst) – 7-2 [MU 20-15]

St. Cloud, Minn. -- The #1 St. Cloud State University wrestling team moved to 12-0, 2-0 NSIC on the season with a convincing 34-3 win over NSIC rival Minnesota State, Moorhead (6-3, 1-1 NSIC) on Thursday, Dec. 17 at Halenbeck Hall in St. Cloud, Minn. This was SCSU's 38th consecutive dual match victory. The Huskies opened the match with a 5-2 win by #8 Clint Poster at 157-pounds, which pushed his season mark to 22-2. The Huskies then rolled with six consecutive wins to ice the victory. At 165-pounds Gabe Fogarty gained an 8-2 win for SCSU and Kurt Salmen posted a 6-3 win at 174-pounds to give the Huskies a 9-0 lead in the match. #2 Shamus O'Grady added some extra points to the tally with a big 16-4 major win at 184-pounds and then Mic Berg hit hard and hit fast with a 1:19 fall at 197-pounds. In the match for 285-pounds, SCSU's Caleb White coined a 9-3 win for the Huskies before teammate Eric Forde received a forfeit win at 125. The Huskies lone loss of the night was at 133-pounds as Eric Ellington lost an exciting 9-8 tiebreaker in OT. SCSU got right back on track at 141-pounds with a 4-3 win by Jay Hildreth and then SCSU capped the evening with a 10-5 win by Josh Howk at 149-pounds. SCSU will continue its 2013 season on Jan. 19 with a trip to Kenosha, Wis. for the Ranger Duals. SCSU is schedule to face Findlay, Indianapolis and McKendree at the tournament hosted by Wisconsin-Parkside. Results: Match Summary SCS MSM 157 Clint Poster (St. Cloud State) won by decision over Jacob Bennett (Minnesota State Moorhead) 5-2. 3.00 0 165 Gabe Fogarty (St. Cloud State) won by decision over Kerron Williams (Minnesota State Moorhead) 8-2. 3.00 0 174 Kurt Salmen (St. Cloud State) won by decision over Jesse Munos (Minnesota State Moorhead) 6-3. 3.00 0 184 Shamus O`Grady (St. Cloud State) won by major decision over Matthew Lewellen (Minnesota State Moorhead) 16-4. 4.00 0 197 Michael Berg (St. Cloud State) won by pin over Lucas Moderow (Minnesota State Moorhead) 1:19. 6.00 0 285 Caleb White (St. Cloud State) won by decision over Gerad Fugleberg (Minnesota State Moorhead) 9-3. 3.00 0 125 Eric Forde (St. Cloud State) won by forfeit over Unknown (Unattached) . 6.00 0 133 Philippe Walker (Minnesota State Moorhead) won in tie breaker 1 over Eric Ellington (St. Cloud State) 9-8. 0 3.00 141 Jay Hildreth (St. Cloud State) won by decision over Angel Vega (Minnesota State Moorhead) 4-3. 3.00 0 149 Josh Howk (St. Cloud State) won by decision over Mariano Portillo (Minnesota State Moorhead) 10-5. 3.00 0

The 2013 Las Vegas/ASICS Senior Open, the national championships for athletes in the three Olympic styles, will return to the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nev. April 18-20. This will be the 21st time USA Wrestling has hosted a U.S. Open event in Las Vegas. The first U.S. Open in Las Vegas was in freestyle wrestling in 1986, and the most recent U.S. Open held in the city was for all three styles in 2009. The nation's best Olympic-caliber wrestlers in men's freestyle, Greco-Roman and women's freestyle will be on display, competing for national titles and All-American honors. Numerous past World and Olympic medalists are expected to participate As has become a tradition, USA Wrestling will also host four other major competitions during the week in Las Vegas, bringing together a large portion of the wrestling community in an amazing showcase for the sport. The nation's top men's freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestlers from 17-20 years old will compete at the ASICS Junior Nationals. The event features young college stars, top high school talents and outstanding young military athletes competing in the Olympic styles. This will be the eighth time that this event has been hosted in Las Vegas. The Veterans National Championships, featuring athletes 25-years-old and above, will also return to Las Vegas. Competition will be held in five different age divisions, with men's freestyle and Greco-Roman competitions. The United States is one of the world's most successful nations on the Veterans level. This will be the 14th time this event has been hosted in Las Vegas. Also returning to the city will be the U.S. Grappling World Team Trials. This will be the qualifying event for the U.S. teams which will compete at the 2013 FILA Grappling World Championships in London, Canada. There will be a men's and women's division in both No-Gi and Gi Grappling. This event was also hosted in Las Vegas in 2007 and 2011. Another great event during the week will be the Western Junior Regionals, featuring top high school wrestlers competing in both freestyle and Greco-Roman. When this event has been hosted in Las Vegas, it has been one of the largest and most competitive Junior Regional events on the USA Wrestling schedule. Traditionally, athletes from across the nation enter, and often go on to success at the ASICS Junior/Cadet Nationals in the summer. For the first time, a Junior women's division will be included in the Western Junior Regionals. This year, there is an exciting new opportunity concerning hotel reservations and entry fees. Participants in all five USA Wrestling tournaments in Las Vegas will receive their event registration fee at half price if they book their hotel room through VEGAS.com. You must go through the USA Wrestling event websites first to get the proper location on Vegas.com and receive a discount code for registration. This is a tremendous value for all who use this option. VEGAS.com offers extremely low prices at a large variety of hotels in Las Vegas and offers a price guarantee. If you can find a lower price at that hotel property somewhere else, VEGAS.com will match the rate. YOU MUST BOOK A ROOM THROUGH VEGAS.COM FIRST IN ORDER TO RECEIVE A DISCOUNT CODE TO USE LATER FOR TOURNAMENT REGISTRATION. Do not go directly to Vegas.com to book your room. Use the link on the USA Wrestling event websites to Vegas.com to order your room and receive the discount code for event registration Online registration is available for all five USA Wrestling tournaments in Las Vegas, with a deadline of Tuesday, April 16 at 9:00 a.m. Pacific time. For the U.S. Senior Open only, all participants MUST register online, due to seeding and pairing needs. For the other four tournaments, onsite late registration will be permitted with an additional late entry fee. For complete information, visit the official websites for each tournament: LAS VEGAS/ASICS U.S. OPEN WEBSITE ASICS MEN'S JUNIOR NATIONALS WEBSITE (Ages 17-20) U.S. GRAPPLING WORLD TEAM TRIALS WEBSITE WESTERN JUNIOR REGIONALS/VETERANS NATIONALS WEBSITE FAN-FRIENDLY EVENT SCHEDULE FOR USA WRESTLING EVENTS IN LAS VEGAS (Competition times only) Wednesday, April 17 9:00AM-2:00PM - Veterans Greco-Roman Nationals Preliminaries, Medal Matches and Finals 9:00AM-1:00PM - Western Junior (High School) Regional Greco-Roman Preliminaries 3:00PM-Conclusion - Western Junior (High School) Regional Greco-Roman Preliminaries, Medal Matches and Finals 3:00PM-Conclusion - Western Junior (High School) Regional Woman's Preliminaries, Medal Matches and Finals Thursday, April 18 9:00AM-1:00PM - Senior Women's Freestyle- Championship Tournament Preliminaries (51KG, 59KG, 67KG) . 9:00AM-1:00PM - Senior Greco-Roman – Championship Tournament Preliminaries (74KG and 84KG) 9:00AM-1:00PM - Senior Men's Freestyle – Qualification Tournament - Non-seeded Athletes and weights of Nineteen (19) or more at Men's FS (66KG, 84KG, 120KG) 9:00AM-1:00PM - Veterans Freestyle Nationals Preliminaries 9:00AM-1:00PM - Western Junior (High School) Regional Freestyle Preliminaries Session I 2:00PM-6:00PM - Veterans Freestyle Nationals Preliminaries, Medal Matches and Finals 2:00PM-6:00PM - Western Junior (High School) Regional Freestyle Preliminaries Session II 7:00PM-Conclusion - Senior Women's Freestyle - Championship Tournament Finals and Medal Matches (51KG, 59KG, 67KG) 7:00PM-Conclusion - Senior Greco-Roman – Championship Tournament Finals and Medal Matches (74KG and 84KG) Friday, April 19 9:00AM-1:00PM - Senior Women's Freestyle- Championship Tournament Preliminaries (48KG and 63KG) 9:00AM-1:00PM - Senior Greco-Roman – Championship Tournament Preliminaries (55KG and 96KG) 9:00AM-1:00PM - Senior Men's Freestyle – Qualification Tournament - Non-seeded Athletes and weights of Nineteen (19) or more (55KG, 60KG, 74KG, 96KG) 9:00AM-1:00PM - Senior Men's Freestyle – Championship Tournament (66KG, 84KG, 120KG) - through semi-finals 9:00AM-1:00PM - U.S. Grappling World Team Trials Preliminaries and Medal Matches - No Gi (Men and Women) all weights 9:00AM-Conclusion - Western Junior (High School) Regional Freestyle Preliminaries, Medal Matches and Finals 2:00PM-4:00PM - U.S. Grappling World Team Trial Finals- Raised Mat - No Gi (Men and Women), all weights 2:00PM-Conclusion - FILA Junior Greco-Nationals Preliminaries, Medal Matches and Finals 7:00PM-Conclusion - Senior Women's Freestyle- Championship Tournament Finals and Medal Matches (48KG and 63KG) 7:00PM-Conclusion - Senior Men's Greco-Roman – Championship Tournament Finals and Medal Matches (55KG and 96KG) 7:00PM-Conclusion - Senior Men's Freestyle – Championship Tournament Finals and Medal Matches (66KG, 84KG, 120KG) Saturday, April 20 9:00AM-1:00PM - Senior Women's Freestyle- Championship Tournament Preliminaries (55KG and 72KG) 9:00AM-1:00PM - Senior Greco-Roman – Championship Tournament Preliminaries (60KG, 66KG, 120KG) 9:00AM-1:00PM - Senior Men's Freestyle – Championship Tournament (55KG, 60KG, 74KG, 96KG) 9:00AM-2:00PM - FILA Junior Freestyle Nationals Preliminaries 3:00PM-6:00PM - U.S. Grappling World Team Trial Preliminaries, Medal Matches and Finals - Gi (Men and Women), all weights 3:00PM-Conclusion - FILA Junior Freestyle Nationals Preliminaries, Medal Matches and Finals 7:00PM-Conclusion - Senior Women's Freestyle- Championship Tournament Finals and Medal Matches (55KG and 72KG) 7:00PM-Conclusion - Senior Men's Greco-Roman – Championship Tournament Finals and Medal Matches (60KG, 66KG, 120KG) 7:00PM-Conclusion - Senior Men's Freestyle – Championship Tournament Finals and Medal Matches (55KG, 60KG, 74KG, 96KG) Saturday, April 20 9:00AM-1:00PM - Senior Women's Freestyle- Championship Tournament Preliminaries (55KG and 72KG) 9:00AM-1:00PM - Senior Greco-Roman – Championship Tournament Preliminaries (60KG, 66KG, 120KG) 9:00AM-1:00PM - Senior Men's Freestyle – Championship Tournament (55KG, 60KG, 74KG, 96KG) 9:00AM-2:00PM - FILA Junior Freestyle Nationals Preliminaries 3:00PM-6:00PM - U.S. Grappling World Team Trial Preliminaries, Medal Matches and Finals - Gi (Men and Women), all weights 3:00PM-Conclusion - FILA Junior Freestyle Nationals Preliminaries, Medal Matches and Finals 7:00PM-Conclusion - Senior Women's Freestyle- Championship Tournament Finals and Medal Matches (55KG and 72KG) 7:00PM-Conclusion - Senior Men's Greco-Roman – Championship Tournament Finals and Medal Matches (60KG, 66KG, 120KG) 7:00PM-Conclusion - Senior Men's Freestyle – Championship Tournament Finals and Medal Matches (55KG, 60KG, 74KG, 96KG)

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. -- Wrestling its first dual in two months, Elizabethtown College made it a good one. The Blue Jays won each of the last four weight classes to knock off Stevens Institute of Technology, 22-16, in a non-conference match at Thompson Gymnasium Wednesday evening. E-town (2-1) held a 6-3 lead heading to the 149-pound match on decisions by Chad Lammer (133) and Jesse Meaney (141), but the visitors responded with three straight wins at 149, 157 and 165 to go in front 16-6. Mike Polizzi won by major decision over Mike Lammer (13-0) at 149 to start the Ducks' (3-5) run. Conner Bass followed with a 5-2 win over Zack Sheridan at 157, and returning All-American and third-ranked Joey Favia pinned Woodie Hermann at 5:15 of their 165-pound match for Stevens' largest lead of the night. Favia, who recently earned his 100th career victory, would have the only fall of the night for the visitors. From there on, it was all Elizabethtown. Zeke Zimmer added to his team-leading wins total with No. 14 courtesy of a 13-5 major decision win against Will Sharkey at 174. Julian Meaney made it two wins in a row for the Jays at 184 and Phil Landis collected his seventh pin of the season in 6:38 over Chris Florek at 197 to put the homestanding Blue and Gray back in front 19-16. With 10th-ranked Jeremy Rieth heading to the mat in the final bout of the night, the Blue Jays had every reason to be confident that they would grab a 'W'. Rieth didn't let them down. The sophomore from Philadelphia clawed out a 3-2 win, his 10th of the year, for the final margin of victory. The victory was Elizabethtown's fifth in a row against their counterparts from Hoboken, N.J. dating back to the 2007-08 season. The Jays now hold a 5-3 advantage in the all-time series. Saturday, E-town will travel to Centenary College in Hackettstown, N.J. for the Metropolitan Wrestling Conference Duals. They'll take on King's (Pa.) at 11 a.m., followed by Hunter at 1 p.m. Results: 125 Anthony Geiger (SI) dec. Kyle McNulty (EC), 4-2 0 3 133 Chad Lammer (EC) dec. Ryan Wilson (SI), 4-3 3 3 141 Jesse Meaney (EC) dec. Cody Curtiss (SI), 2-0 6 3 149 Mike Polizzi (SI) maj. dec. Mike Lammer (EC), 13-0 6 7 157 Conner Bass (SI) dec. Zack Sheridan (EC), 5-2 6 10 165 #3 Joey Favia (SI) pinned Woodie Hermann (EC), 5:15 6 16 174 Zeke Zimmer (EC) maj. dec. Will Sharkey (SI), 13-5 10 16 184 Julian Meaney (EC) dec. Mike Otsuka (SI), 5-2 13 16 197 Phil Landis (EC) pinned Chris Florek (SI), 6:38 19 16 285 #10 Jeremy Rieth (EC) dec. Brian Schmalz (SI), 3-2 22 16 Exhibition Matches: 157 Keith Cays (SI) dec. Matt McAndrew (EC), 7-3 - - 184 Jared Weaver (EC) dec. Kalen Gans (SI), 5-3 - -

MOORHEAD, Minn. -- Pins from junior Angel Vega and redshirt freshman Jesse Puncochar helped the Minnesota State University Moorhead wrestling team earn a 30-16 win over Northern State in a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference dual Wednesday night at Alex Nemzek Hall in Moorhead, Minn. Jacob Bennett The Dragons (6-2, 1-0 NSIC) have won four of five duals since returning from the holiday break, while Northern State fell to 3-1 overall and 0-1 in the league. MSUM won seven matches on the night, and earned bonus points in four of them. "I'm very proud that the guys went out there and got bonus points in those matches," MSUM head coach Kris Nelson said. "That's something I've been stressing." The dual started at 157 pounds, and senior Jacob Bennett, a national qualifier a year ago, got the Dragons off on the right note with an impressive win by technical fall (18-3 in 5:00) over Weston Resmen. "Jake Bennett started the match great for us," Nelson said. "You go out there and get a technical fall off the bat, and there's five points. He set the pace and the guys continued to follow after that." Senior Kerron Williams won a hard-fought 3-2 decision over Northern's Blake Lundgren to stretch the Dragon lead to 8-0. Puncochar then extended his winning streak to five with a pin of Northern's Anthony Navarro in just 53 seconds at 174. "Jesse's on a great streak," Nelson said. "He is doing great things for us." MSUM, which won the first five matches wrestled, got a solid 6-1 win from junior Matt Lewellen at 184 to stretch the lead to 17-0. At 197, redshirt freshman Lucas Moderow pushed the Dragon lead to 20-0 with a 5-3 win over Northern's Baker Haar. "It was good to see Lucas go out there and get a win," Nelson said. "He just out-conditioned the guy." Northern got on the board with a major decision at heavyweight and a pin at 125 to cut the Dragon lead to 20-10. However, MSUM won the next two matches to put the match out of reach. Sophomore Philippe Walker won the 133-pound match with a 9-1 major decision win over Northern's Tyler Frost to give the Dragons a 24-10 lead. Vega then recorded the Dragons' second pin of the match, a win by fall in 4:47 over Northern's Ian Muirhead. "Vega continúes to keep going strong," Nelson said. The Wolves won by fall at 149 but were down 30-10 entering the match as the outcome was decided. The Dragons are right back in action on Thursday at No. 1-ranked St. Cloud State, which is 11-0 in duals this season. "Overall we wrestled a good match," Nelson said. "We were a little flat at some weights, but going into the St. Cloud State match, it's a good match to have. They're No. 1 in the nation. We've got to pick it up another notch and get after them." Results: 157-Jacob Bennett (MSUM) tech. fall Weston Resmen (NSU), 18-3 165-Kerron Williams (MSUM) dec. Blake Lundgren (NSU), 3-2 174-Jesse Puncochar (MSUM) pinned Anthony Navarro (NSU), 0:53 184-Matt Lewellen (MSUM) dec. Jeb Clay (NSU), 6-1 197-Lucas Moderow (MSUM) dec. Baker Haar (NSU), 5-3 285-Matt Meuleners (NSU) maj. dec. Gerad Fugleberg, 8-0 125-Anthony Bruno (NSU) pinned Mitch Dunlap (MSUM), 4:30 133-Philippe Walker (MSUM) maj. dec. Tyler Frost (NSU), 9-1 141-Angel Vega (MSUM) pinned Ian Muirhead (NSU) 4:47 149-Grant Steen (NSU) pinned Mariano Portillo (MSUM), 2:39